On 12 May 2005 at 0:20, Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.UALBERTA.CA> wrote:

>    Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 19:03:45 -0700
>    From: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
>
>    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
>                           ==============
> This must obvioulsy be the problem ;-)
> I've got a new pair of brake shoes at home, and I'll take a look and see if I
> can spot any difference in how the lining is attached on the new and failed one.
>

There was a period of time when most of VWs brake parts were made in Canada, at
least for Golf/Jetta models. The calipers on both my 85 Jettas are made in Canada.
Many of the OEM shoes & pads I've seen are also made in Canada. Of the 3-4 sets
of Vanagon shoes I have, all are glued, no rivets.

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy