Thanks Frank, I'll check this out.

I've decided to put it back together for now, as I need the van for the
weekend, and I couldn't think of a way to loosen those big nuts safely with
the van off the ground. So I'd have to re-assemble the brakes, bleed the
system, drop the van just to loosen the nut. I can have the rear brakes
apart in 5 minutes now, so I'll deal with later when I'm better prepared to
also deal with rear bearings and anything else that comes up.

BTW, for anyone following my brake saga, the left wheel cylinder was VW OEM,
and did have the spring inside, and was not leaking a drop after 16 years
and 120k kms. I considered leaving it on, but it looked awful, and deserved
to be retired. So now I can compare the lifespan of ATE with the China made
unit installed last month on the other side... (I have another ATE for when
the China made unit fails.)

On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 3:26 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 25/04/2010 3:08:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
>        Shawn, I just ordered two  of each side from VW, $116.88 CAD each.
> There were lots in the  redistribution centre.
>
>
>
> >>>>>>I've discovered my rear backing plates are  rusted out. Does anyone
> have a
> source for these, new or  used?<<<<<<<<<
>
>
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
> (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
> _Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html)  -
> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
> _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
> (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
> _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/)  a VW Camper  camping event,
> Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13,  2010
>

--
Shawn Wright