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• '82 Westy for Sale
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:37:59 -0400
  ...VW, '82 Westfalia, slps 4, fridge, sink, stove, rblt eng, new paint & brakes. $4100/BO. (617) 776-4034. I think its owner lives just...
• Re: mater cylinder replacement
  Historical mailing list - RTF_SSS
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 13:53:45 -0500
  ...Just pull the instrument cluster by disconnecting the speedometer and all the electrical connectors. After that, it's just bolt-in. I suggest placing...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:59:53 -0600
  ...Can't go for the rear discs now as I spent all my money on this brake set, -- Gnarlie On Sun, Apr 27, 2014...
• Re: weird little brake noise - thanks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 07:37:09 -0500
  ...Changes the pads is easy, IF the discs do not need turning. If they do, it will take you longer. If not, then the...
• Re: Rear brake spring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:30:02 -0700
  If someone needs just one rear brake spring, I could supply that. Pmail me if interested. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• brake parts... help ...NOBODY ???
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Sun, 08 Sep 1996 18:29:21 -0800 (PST)
  ...Hi out there! I'm gonna put new disc and drum brake pads on my 73 bus pretty soon, but I couldn't find...
• Re: Instructions for trans mount and master brake cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:26:40 -0400
  ...Jimmy the MC to disconnect the brake light wiring from the two switches on the bottom and VOILA! Step 7. Prepping the new MC...
• Re: Rear Wheel (Bearing?) squeak
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Tue, 8 May 2012 22:20:01 -0400
  ...Had an Escalade with rear discs and integrated drum parking brake. The little shoe in the parking brake was dry and squeaking with every...
• Brake Light Switch Procedure (was Anyone Interested)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:56:43 -0700
  ...re-bleed the brakes.. (have to be quick however!) see below: ================ Below are some basic instructions for doing the job: Disconnect the battery: You...
• RE: Rear brakes squeak
  Historical mailing list - Ed.
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:13:46 EDT
  ...At The Brake Shop, (recently featured on the channel four news hall of shame) if you came back due to rear brake squeek we...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:43:41 -0500
  ...have my own big brake system identically on two of my Vans (front Audi > 57mm caliper with 312mm vented discs). > So far, I have...
• Re: brake reservoir leak
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 19:51:24 -0500
  ...Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: brake reservoir leak > Date: Saturday, October 03, 1998 6:10 AM > > I know this is discussed on a regular basis...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips Thanks!!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 17:23:38 +0000
  ...html Sears has 'em , NAPA has 'em , shoot, even your friendly local discount chain auto parts store will have 'em . If they sell brake...
• Re: Brakes...no van content.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 May 2007 12:18:01 -0500
  ...rotor discs on my Van were definitely warped. Each time, after my steep downhill grade ride - and heavy use of the brakes to prevent...
• Re: Near New Brake Drum: Crack or casting flaw?
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 23:54:57 -0700
  ...he puts pads on good discs, and new discs . So yeah ...people who get good results on a regular basis with brakes develop their...
• Re: Where NOT to take your Volkswagen in SE MI
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:39:07 -0500
  ...wheel brake job and they warped on a cross country trip. I still own tools that this guy uster leave behind, discovering *years* later...
• Re: Squeaking Wheels When Brakes Not Applied
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:34:07 -0400
  ...but my symptoms are identical- squeaking stops at a touch of the brakes, sometimes on turns, and is intermittent in general... you can imagine...
• Homemade pressure bleeder links
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:28:41 -0800
  ...you could always simply go to the discount auto-parts store and buy a Vacuum Pump/Brake Bleed kit; about $40: http://www.actron...
• Re: Help with pricing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 16:42:37 -0400
  ...limited to brake discs. > > How much does a new crank cost?? > > Thanks for any advice! Sounds fair to me. Remember, turning brake rotors is...
• Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 22:26:16 -0600
  ...The brake warning light in the instrument >> panel won't go out. Brake fluid is good (this van has the brake fluid >> level sensor...
• Re: towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:47:19 -0400
  ...slightly >> less) westy outfitted with bigger front disc and rear disc brakes assuming >> suspension is in good shape (I have...
• Bus Depot query
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 10:34:31 -0800
  ...order some brake components and remembered there is a code you can punch in to get a little bit of a discount, but don...
• 84' to 86' disc brake upgrade-----What will i need?
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 17:58:39 -0700
  What parts will i need for the conversion? level of difficulty? anyone selling these parts? thanks, Phil 84' Westy, Tiico'ed ===== Phil 84' Westy...
• Fwd: Brake master cyclinder replacement procedures (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 9 May 2008 13:13:11 -0400
  ...Jimmy the MC to disconnect the brake light wiring from the two switches on the bottom and VOILA! Step 7. Prepping the new MC...
• Re: Rear brake spring
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:17:00 -0700
  ...I'm planning on a rear disc upgrade before winter and I just wanted to replace that spring. Jeff On Sep 17, 2007, at...
• Re: Bigger brakes?
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Wed, 13 May 1998 06:28:37 -0700
  ---Malcolm Holser wrote: > > > Anyone know of bigger brakes for vanagons? Either that or cross drilled, > > vented rotors? Any rear discs out there? > > Talk to...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 02:12:37 -0000
  ...T25 brakes are pretty good and if yours aren't, then take a good look at them - the usual problem is thinning discs and...
• Re: Recommendations for LED tail, brake, turn, and backup bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:59:14 -0500
  ...Get the brightest red LED for brake lights. Reverse lights are a bit more tricky because the housing has no reflector. Chris Dnia 23...
• Re: B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:40:39 -0700
  ...Nothing in the rear >(SmallCar rear disc brakes). Nothing on the front left. Ah. Drips >from the front right. Swing around for a better...
• Re: Vanagon ABS
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:03:21 -0800
  ...on the front brake disc/in rear > bearing) > 2 different rear bearing housings with hole for the sensors. > 2 brake discs with machined space...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:49:59 -0400
  ...have my own big brake system identically on two of my Vans (front Audi > 57mm caliper with 312mm vented discs). > So far, I have...
• Re: brake & CV q's
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:38:43 -0700
  ...disposing of old (used) brake fluid? > > (3) Anyone have part numbers for the plastic brake line retaining clips > that keep the hard lines in...
• Re: need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 12:17:14 PDT
  ...Sure enough the front pads were firmly against the disc. > Hammering against them would loosen them, but once i pushed on the brake > they...
• Bigger Brakes was: My thoughts after hearing some responses
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:15:40 EST
  I sell a kit for bigger front vented disc brakes for the Vanagon. The kit comes with new hubs (which are separate from the...
• FW: Audi 5000 discs on a Vanagon - anyone do this?
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 10:05:25 -0400
  ...One of them told me their friend was using the front >disc brakes from an Audi 5000 Turbo / Quattro on the rear of their...
• Re: Fridge not working off battery
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 05:01:22 -0230
  On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Philip Menchions wrote: > Here's one for you I've never come across discussed on the list. As soon...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:52:32 EDT
  ...A lot of these vendors probably all buy from the same sources at different discounts. OTOH there's nothing wrong with stock rubber brake...
• adding modern safety to the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:56:15 -0400
  ...in various places, traction control, anti-lock brakes, etc. I would like to see a discussion on adding some of these to a vanagon...
• Re: lucas brake pads in 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:28:01 -0700
  ...The idea is that they can slide toward the disc slightly under pressure from the piston, , but ideally there is zero slop at the...
• Re: Disc Brakes - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 13:08:24 -0700
  Partly Correct ~ The 2 Large Bolts that secure the BrakeCaliper to the Steering Knuckle on '86> 2WD Vanagons Do Require 200FtLbs but I see...
• brake dust shields...replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:24:37 -0700
  ...Are these parts replaceable, or are they integral to the disc brake unit? It's hard to tell by looking. If they are integral...
• Re: limited slip differential question
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 3 May 2009 09:20:02 -0600
  I think in our case it would be best to leave the lock buttons intact so that we would still have a parking brake...
• Re: Brake squeal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 May 2015 10:57:13 -0400
  ...One thing with disc brakes is that the outer diameter of the rotor is actually traveling faster than the center. The pads design and...
• WBX Discs & Drums
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 16:26:14 +1000 (EST)
  ...All OK,running very well and still 40% of the front and rear brake pads left.It's not a city car which partly...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:47:21 -0700
  ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? > > > In a message dated 3/26/2010 3:50:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> janne.ruohomaki@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:43:13 -0700
  Well, it's my understanding the jake brakes on trucks are engine-speed dependent. So, the truck is shifted to a gear that spins...
• Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:42:18 -0700
  ...The heat is from the disc brakes. Wheeling bearing grease could handle the heat from the drum brakes. I think that high temperature grease...
• FS: South African Big Brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 06:04:49 EDT
  Hello Folks, Got the SA big brake kit either for my use of my buddy's. Neither of us is ready to make the...
• Re: Disc brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Grove
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 20:55:14 -0700
  Andrew wrote: > >A couple of questions for the brake experts on the list. > >Does the later 'floating' brake caliper have any braking advantages over...
• Re: Favorite brake shoes/pads?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 11:10:20 -0400
  ...Favorite brake shoes/pads? Hi all, Getting ready to do brakes on all four, probably wheel cylinders while I'm at it. Any favorites...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:00:00 +0100
  ...Regards Raimund Am 05.03.2007 00:37, Tom Salicos schrieb: > I'm planning on buying a "Big Brake" front disk brake kit from...
• Re: Handling + Stopping?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:22:29 -0400
  ...Do the big disc's work much better than drilled rotors? 2. What about that rear disc brake setup at http://www.smallcar.com...
• won't come off high idle
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:30:34 -0400
  ...it will when i disconnect the idle stabilizer. But it runs terrible when i do that. is the idle stab bad? it hums and...
• Re: Big Brakes (review)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:34:03 -0400
  ...They are the best, they do not break or > corrode (unlike Addco) and unlike Addco, are available front & rear > (Addco has discontinued the front...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 02:33:31 -0000
  ...T25 brakes are pretty good and if > yours aren't, then take a good look at them - the usual problem is thinning > discs and...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:55:23 -0400
  ...This will be further enhanced by the larger rotor diameter and the larger brake pad surface. With disc brakes there should almost no piston...
• Re: Brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Sun, 31 Aug 1997 21:32:43 -0800
  Hmmm....are you sure those are brake pads and not the backing plates? Just kidding! My original pads died at about 60K, I discovered...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Williams
  Sun, 4 Mar 2007 17:19:33 -0800
  hey, jake...lemme know what you come up with for an interchange on those brake parts. i work at a junkyard in massachusetts and...
• Re: Question about vanagon front disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 17 Dec 2017 08:05:01 -0800
  ...and pads fit both.... > Too cold here to actually do the brakes, but want to gather information to do so...or should I sell...
• Emer Brake Cover
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:10:39 -0700
  Hi Volks, I just harvested a hard plastic emergency brake handle cover from an '86 Vanagon and am wondering if anyone knows if it...