Thanks, Dennis. Its a long story, but all the springs were replaced
last year and that one came undone and got lunched by the drum. I'm
planning on a rear disc upgrade before winter and I just wanted to
replace that spring.

Jeff

On Sep 17, 2007, at 7:44 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> The spring is available separatley but if one broke, what condition
> is the rest of them? The complete kit from the dealer is ~$20.00
> and they fit correctly. The hold downs that come with the
> aftermarket sets are not quite correct. They are either too tight
> or too loose. The springs should be replaced as part of any
> complete brake job.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>> From: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
>> Reply-To: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Rear brake spring
>> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:38:02 -0700
>>
>> I've got a busted rear drum spring (87 Syncro,)---one of the long
>> ones that pulls the bottom end of the shoes together (ETKA 251 609
>> 3091 Tension Spring). Does anyone know if its possible to get just
>> one of these at a FLAPS rather than buy the entire brake hardware
>> kit? Dealer maybe?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Jeff
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