Good points.  Mine is an 89, fresh rear brake instal (cyl, shoes, drums),
only about 4 clicks.

Anyway.  Prior to this, I'd never seen the cables sag like this.

On Feb 11, 2008 9:33 PM, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:

> What year is your Vanagon and how many clicks does it take at the
> parking brake handle to set the brakes?
>
> The reason I asked what year is the ratchets on early Vanagons ('80~mid
> '85) are different and the clicks are further apart ... therefore fewer
> available.  Maybe a better question would be ... does your parking brake
> handle have plastic surrounding the part where your hand grips it?  If
> so, that would be the newer type.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> Ryan Alfonso wrote:
> > Guys -
> >
> > Have you been under your van when the parking brake is "off".  I'm
> wondering
> > if anyone else has observed "total slack" on the left/right cables, the
> > junction bracket, and the rod running to the ebrake handle.  It just
> kinda
> > hangs there on my ride.  Seems it shouldn't be so.  There are springs
> inside
> > the drum that would seem to want to keep this slack under control, true?
> > Seriously, it's all loose and hanging there.  Doesn't feel right.  Any
> > ideas?  This normal?
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
>