I had this same problem on an old VW of mine a couple weeks ago. I
removed the rear drums to see what was going on and the friction
material was almost completely delaminated from the metal part on one
shoe. The linings were as new otherwise. On the edge of the separated
lining were the words "Made In Canada", with zero wear visible on the
lining. I would sure like to think that this was a one in a million
occurrence. The vehicle had sat for some unknown number of years but
that hardly excuses the failure.

Mark

Martin Jagersand wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I had an unexpected problem yesterday a few days into my
>Vancouver island trip. The brake lining came off the brake
>shoe. It's not that the lining was worn thin (it's a good 5-6mm
>thick), but somehow it still came off the shoe. I noticed it
>as an odd sound when braking. I took off the drum and found the
>lining loose inside. Amazingly neither the drum, not the lining
>was damaged.m
>
>Being on a trip and not exactly knowing my options for getting help
>I used some hing temperature epoxy glue and simply glued the lining back
>on. (Handy with the vacuum assist brakes to apply pressure during
>the cure time...).
>So far it seems to work (obviously being careful nursing the van)
>
>Now I was curious what might other solutions to "in the sticks repair"
>might be? Maybe I should have just disabled the right rear brake
>for the drive to town? To do this what kind of plug/screw would fir the brake
>hose end?
>
>Any other suggestions?
>
>I was also curious how the brake lining is normally attached?
>Most others I've seen are riveted, but this one had no signs of
>rivets in the lining.
>
>Also: Any suggestions for shops in Victoria,BC that could help me?
>(and would have things like Vanagon brake shoes in stock or quickly
>available). I'm staying in the U.Vic campus housing until I get
>this fixed.
>
>Cheers,
>Martin (And '82 Westy 1.9TD)
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