Before you replace the wheel cylinders, do make sure that the rear brake
shoes are properly adjusted and conform to the drums. Dennis Haynes has
also mentioned shimming the brake shoe pivot post in order to achieve the
latter.

On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> A classic problem of improper parts. 75% of the brake cylinders sold for
> our vanagons lack the internal spring that the factory ones do.
>
> They behave exactly as described.
> Time to replace the new wheel cylinders with new wheel cylinders!
>
> -craig.
>
> > On Apr 25, 2014, at 12:23 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > .... and if need be, there should be images on thesamba.com showing
> > correct orientation of rear brake hardware.
> >
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >> On 4/25/14, raceingcajun <raceingcajun@communicomm.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Take it back, have them check adjustment, and or bleed!
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
> >
> > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p
> >
> > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
>