In a message dated 21/02/2005 8:41:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I  recently serviced the rear wheel bearings on my 82 air cooled vanagon.
I  replaced the wheel bearings on the drivers side and just repacked  the
bearings on the passengers side.  After reassembly the drums are  rubbing
against the brake backing plates.  The drums are only hitting  the
backing plates at one point (at the bottom) and only a small section  of
the drum is hitting the plate.  Any ideas on this?
The axle nut  is properly torqued to 258 ft-lbs and the lug nuts are also
properly  torqued.

Jake, the backing plate is most likely bent.   Backing plate is just flimsy
metal and gets bent often causing the  rubbing.  Just find the spot and unbend
until it has enough  clearance.  The axle nut torque is 360 lbs not 258.  See
Bentley page  42.4

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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