What brand were those drums again? Looks like that low cost aftermarket stuff. What is with all that pitting? You keep taking these things apart and you will need to replace the lug nuts and wheels due to them wearing out. Yes I have discarded wheels due to the seats reaching a point the lugs wouldn't hold. Lug nuts while very durable on the Vanagon in practice are not forever parts. After a number of cycles they don’t provide the same clamp load for a given torque. 

Where the brakes giving you some trouble that you needed to check them again or were you just bored? 

I know it's not Friday yet but after a while I tire of looking at brakes, especially the same ones. 

Dennis
   

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Neil N
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 1:34 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Near New Brake Drum: Crack or casting flaw?

Hi all.

Upon seeing this, I thought it was a crack. Is it? Or is it a casting void?

Close up image of brake drum ID (scratches are made by me with emery cloth and hand scraper):

http://tinyurl.com/hfyjtdl

Found this on other drum. Sure looks like a casting flaw (void). Image:

http://tinyurl.com/hy68ft7

Close up shot of same after cleaned with brake parts cleaner:

http://tinyurl.com/j88ebrs

I don't see heat damage at shoes but then I don't have a lot of experience thus no real point of reference as to what glazed shoe linings look like.

Thanks,

Neil.

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