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Subject:Re: Rear Brake hardware
From:Mark Drillock
Date:Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:25:00 -0700

You shouldn't need those parts. Those parts are provided in case the new
rear shoes did not have the levers installed already for the parking
brake cables. Those parts are then used to attach your old levers to the
new shoes. I have not seen any Vanagon rear shoes that came without
levers for a long time, if ever. Older VW vans I have owned, sure.

Mark

Kathy &/or Chris Becker wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'm finally getting back to work on my 84 westy and today after starting on
> the rear brakes & putting them back together there are two parts in the
> hardware bag that I didn't have before. One is a horseshoe shaped type clip
> and the other is a wavy washer, there is one of these for each side. Where
> do they go? Old brakes didn't have these & I can't see it in the Bentley
> but I just want to be sure.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>