I really don't like the rear breaks on the vanagon, kinda weak hard to work around and cumbersome.
but shoes go in quick.

This noise drives me nuts, wish i could stick a long axle in :)))), no CV's, like my bug, better yet a disk
set thats not a arm and leg in cost.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
>Sent: Feb 15, 2006 8:43 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Fwd: LOUD 'Clank' in read end when turning?
>
>>
>>
>> Same here, except mine were'n't leaking fluid and were clunking
>> anyway. . The sound made me think a backing plate had come loose. Be
>> sure to replace the drums, too, as when VW rear brakes are worn that
>> far they're going to have worn the drums as well.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> On Feb 14, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Joseph Fortino wrote:
>>
>>> break shoes hitting drum inside.. mine started to do this, i found
>>> that the cyl is leaking on the
>>> drum, this causes the shoes to stay loose in the wheel drum..
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
>>>> Sent: Feb 14, 2006 2:40 AM
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> Subject: Re: LOUD 'Clank' in read end when turning?
>>>>
>>>> Jeff,
>>>>
>>>> You are sure it's a "clank" and not a "clunk"? If it was a clunk I
>>>> could
>>>> tell exactly what it is, but it being a "clank" has got me stumped!!
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> John Rodgers
>>>> 88 GL Driver
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Gilbert wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Apologies in advance for the vagueness of this explanation, but it
>>>>> is a
>>>>> strange problem...
>>>>>
>>>>> Recently I have been experiencing a very loud CLANK (or BANG, or
>>>>> whatever,
>>>>> a LOUD noise) coming from the rear of my 87 syncro westie.
>>>>>
>>>>> The noise only sounds off once, and it happens only occasionally,
>>>>> and
>>>>> seemingly always while turning.  It is not the 'Clank clank clank'
>>>>> of a CV
>>>>> joint, as I said, I only get one loud clank and its back to normal.
>>>>>
>>>>> It definitely feels like there is something moving back there...
>>>>> whatever
>>>>> is making the noise makes the van slightly move, it feels like I am
>>>>> going
>>>>> to lose control briefly, and then everything is back to normal.
>>>>>
>>>>> It appears to happen when turning in either direction, although I?m
>>>>> not
>>>>> entirely sure of this.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is NOT something moving inside the van.  Sounds like it is
>>>>> underneath
>>>>> either in the engine or between the rear wheels.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have gone underneath and can't see anything obvious.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yesterday's experience was enough to convince me that this probably
>>>>> turning into a safety issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Probably not related, but I have noticed a decrease in gas mileage
>>>>> (-1+
>>>>> MPG) starting around the same time as the clanking.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas at all?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>