I've had brake hardware come apart before inside the drum.   It could be the adjusters or handbrake lever.

Yes, I left it up too.  :-)

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Dnia 15 wrz 2015 o godz. 15:46 Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> Howdy,
> We got into Montreal last night, after eight nights driving from Los
> Angeles.
> We did (almost) all two-lane roads,
> except the I-15 (L.A. to Vegas)
> and the I-80/90 (Chicago to Gary) (Cleveland to Penn border)
> 
> Total cost of accomodations: $35 ($10 for a spot at Hovensweep national
> Monument, UT and a KOA at Grand Island, Nebraska)
> 
> Modesto, my 1982 AirCooled-to-subaru conversion did splendidly. Water temp
> stayed at 185 degrees the whole time.  Even climbing Wolf Creek Pass in
> Colorado!
> 
> My rebuilt trans with the 4.17 4th gear is great. Pretty much cruises at
> 70mph.
> 
> Interesting discovery - Our favorite sleeping position in the van is lower
> bunk with heads at rear. Pop-top up, so we can stash all our our bags up
> top - the van looks bigger that way - an illusionof three separate rooms.
> 
> Only issue was my recent brake job at JoMag in Los Angeles. The brake pedal
> pumps and oscillates with varying pressure. There began a knocking sound
> from the driver's side rear wheel drum - but only on acceleration. As I
> wound the motor up through 1st, 2nd 3rd, I'd hear a CLOCK   CLOCK  CLOCK
> CLOCKCLOCKCLOCKCLOCKCLOCK... When I got into 4th and cruised it seemed to
> go away. Caused more stress and anxiety than anything else.
> 
> I think this must have been handbrake related. The handbrake has lost
> almost all it's grip. There is pressure when I pull it up, but the van will
> still roll.. Sucks. Was expensive job too. $620
> 
> I admit that I backed out of a space and drove half a block with the
> handbrake on - but that shoudn't ruin the handbrake outright? Maybe it did.
> The brake pedal was doing that pumping thing before. I even returned it to
> mauricio at Jomags to fix it before we split L.A. And he said at the time
> YOU DROVE WITH THE HANDBRAKE ON!  I SAW DEEP GOUGES IN THE DRUM. But that
> time he was wrong. I didn not drive with the H.B. on the first week I had
> it back from the garage.
> 
> This was the best vanagon experience I've ever had. Best roadtrip I've ever
> had. We're making a slideshow of the travels, and I'll post a link to it
> soon!