Beetle Auto Service for VW or Searles Automotive.  Can't go wrong at either
place.
John
'87 Syncro Country Homes
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: Brake lining fell off brake shoe

>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)
>>
>>
>>
>