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• Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 08:31:44 -0400
  ...Edward At 07:43 PM 8/10/2013, WILLIAM WITZ wrote: >Hi all, I installed Led brake lamps on my van I really like...
• Re: Dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:16:22 -0400
  ...I purchased a Vanagon rear disc brake kit and it was shipped without enough padding in an overloaded box. As a result, during shipping...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:31:22 -0600
  ...recommended for > doing the brake job? > > Also, is it absolutely necessary to disconnect the parking brake > equilizerto change the brakes. I have been under...
• Re: warped SA rotors...
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:32:19 -0800
  ...What the brake discs are seeing is massive heat cycling. The hot laps get the discs glowing hot in many cases, and then the...
• Re: help my bucking Westphalia!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 22:19:40 -0500
  ...disconnected, adjust your idle speed to 850-900 RPM, then reconnect the ISV. Drive it. If that didn't take out the brake-tap...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:25:46 -0800
  ...However, it has been my personal experience that all Jetta Mk3's are rear brake pad pigs. On a recent tour at my friend...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:31:25 -0500
  ...AND the brake pedal sufficiantly depressed with little or no > improvement to the > braking. > > I checked the archives and found discussion on adjusting but...
• Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:38:40 -0400
  ...Vacuum Brake Booster > > If brake fluid has been leaking into the booster, I > would replace it. If not, it should work for a while...
• Re: Brake Parts Recommendation/Advice
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:12:00 -0800
  ...Looks like it's time for brakes in Gringo. Running >> 14in >> > wheels and 185/14 Hankook RA08s. Hearing alot of squealing in the front...
• Rear Brake PICS. Have Questions, Need Critique.
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 22 May 2009 22:31:01 -0800
  ...Ultimately I want to put disc brakes in the rear, but that's another thread.... BTW, if one buys a new spring kit, it...
• Need for upgraded brakes for engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:50:50 -0700
  Folks, One of the items I picked up in various engine conversion discussions is the need to upgrade brakes, or that the higher HP...
• Re: 74 Camper Ad
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 17:51:21 -0400 (EDT)
  On Wed, 6 Sep 1995 tschlaile@vnet.ibm.com wrote: > recent ads in the Washington Post: > > VW '74 Camper, new brake pads, trans. replaced...
• Re: TDI six anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:16:29 -0400
  ...the german inspection agency (T�V) requires for this type of engine and horsepower a new 4 disc brake system, 16 inch rims and...
• Re: lucas brake pads in 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:08:11 -0700
  ...Got out a hammer and chisel (screwdriver?) and sandpaper, etc.; after a bit of effort, had a functioning brake. Really should replace both calipers...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:33:16 -0600
  ...recommended for >> doing the brake job? >> >> Also, is it absolutely necessary to disconnect the parking brake >> equilizerto change the brakes. I have been under...
• 88 West Speedo cable problem after brake job
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 16:56:50 -0400
  I had a local shop do a 'brake job' on my westy and the result are great brakes, but alas, the speedometer didn't...
• Front brake things..
  Historical mailing list - Darie Duclos
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 12:27:01 +0200 (MET DST)
  Hi, I'm writing to you a little discouraged. After having brought my Westy to Switzerland from Canada with high hopes of touring Europe...
• Re: Rear disk brakes - proportioning valves?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 08:04:41 -0400
  David Marshall wrote: >Small Car uses some pretty large discs for their conversion - bigger than >the Audi 5000S quattro I used to own. Does...
• Re: Brakes still a squealin
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:56:31 -0400
  ...I finally got around to replacing the rear brake pads on my 1981 westy. > The PO has just had them done at some brake...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:15:53 -0400
  ...I replaced the thin unvented front discs and the rear drums with oversize vented Audi disc brakes. These suckers are about an inch thick...
• Re: wiring trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 17:51:49 -0700
  ...Usual disclaimers apply Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia. Kurtis Thomas wrote: > I have done the trailer light setup and the best way...
• Re: Doesn't Anyone Read The Messages They Respond To?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:26:29 -0700
  ...Doesn't Anyone Read The Messages They Respond To? Have you tried bleeding your brakes? =================== .... are the tenses correct on this one? How can...
• Re: towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:35:18 -0400
  ...but probably slightly less) > westy outfitted with bigger front disc and rear disc brakes assuming > suspension is in good shape (I have HD Bilstein...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:10:35 -0700
  ...to install > > them in my other vans with stock brakes. With larger vented discs up > > front I'd be more inclined to do it...
• Re: Brake Repair '81 Vanagon => DIY Everytime
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 07:56:39 -0400
  ...folks - I think that brakes are awfully easy and a great way > to save bucks, particularly the fron disc type - OK, the bearing repack...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:23:34 -0800
  ...And ..........'usually' .........the caliper pistons will move enough under brake pressure to grab the disc and slow things down, and then not retract much...
• Survey: brake pad life
  Historical mailing list - Moritz, Thomas W NWW
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 08:44:23 -0700
  ...Based on you repair history/records, how many miles do you get out of your disc brake pads? What type of vehicle do you...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:58:46 -0600
  ...I'm considering: >>> 1) Overhaul the rear brakes, hope for an improvement there >>> 2) Rear disc brakes (i.e., the smallcar or burley kits...
• Re: Disc brake setup, only 1986+
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:26:28 +0200
  Thank you Jim for the hint. I forgot to mention that the adaptors only fit on newer Vanagons (1986+) M16 caliper bolts are required...
• dream vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 01:40:06 -0400
  ...Oh and while were dreaming, a more quiet exhaust system, and rear disc brakes. A syncro with the same stuff would be great also...
• Re: 13 Year old Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:25:14 -0600
  ...Only way to get at it is pull the tranny, replace the seal , and install a new clutch disc. If you have to go...
• Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 20:08:32 -0400
  ...and the emergency brake is > holding on a incline. > > It's a 1989 vanagon with the bostig setup. > > Both front discs and rear drums...
• Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:15:25 -0400
  If you have a 4-speed, low fluid level will cause the clutch to fail before the brakes. It is a shared resevoir, with...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 May 2016 20:14:02 -0400
  ...Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose) Hi all. If an e-brake cable spring has gotten weaker due to...
• Re: Road trip and mechanics litany of issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Tue, 27 May 2008 21:14:55 -0700
  ...And many people get away with sneaking new pads onto used discs. What pad is used matter, what disc brake quiet is put on...
• Re: Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:18:39 -0700
  ...found... > http://www.stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/-warped-brake-disc-and-other-mythsJeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > > I remember reading somewhere, I...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 02:27:42 EDT
  In a message dated 4/15/04 3:20:11 AM, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes: << I checked the archives and found discussion on adjusting...
• Re: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:15:39 -0600
  ...However, I also discovered another casualty in the bus, first noted whilst driving around San Diego. My brake booster, or a connection near there...
• Re: Issue with brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:25:27 -0700
  I've been using Repco Deluxe brake pads from Australia for over 25 years mate, on all kinds of cars, with great success. perhaps...
• Re: I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:53:06 -0700
  ...If brake fades my understanding is somehow the pads and shoes (rear) are not able to slow the drums and discs fast enough. Somehow...
• 1985 Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 06:06:25 -0500
  ...88k miles 2nd owner recent brakes, tune-up, wheel alignment Very good interior; exterior has dent on right side and paint discoloration ( early seam...
• Re: Benefits of 15 " rims
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 07:56:57 EST
  ...has anyone toyed around with the idea of useing Benz rear disc brakes on a Vanagon? I have a couple of these at my...
• Re: Digitool?
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:44:42 -0400
  ...MD 89 Syncro GL, soon to have SA suspension and 15" disc brakes 85 Westy Weekender, new to me 8/01/03 84 Vanagon...
• Audi front brakes on 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:55:06 -0700
  Some Syncros run Audi front discs and calipers on the front. Can it be done on a 2WD Vanagon? What's the trick? Thanks...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:29:56 -0600
  ...new roof and the > engine/cooling system, they differ from German Bays in having > Split-style linkpin front suspensions with disc brakes grafted on.
• Wierd electrical problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 15:18:28 -0500
  ...In an effort to find the trouble I noticed that it will happen when I step on the brake pedal, actually when I relax...
• Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:56:40 -0600
  ...light works correctly. > > - I have thoroughly tested the brake fluid level switch (and then disconnected it) > - I have thoroughly tested the parking break switch...
• How-To change Front Brake Pads ('86-91 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 19:54:21 EST
  ...Fill the brake reservoir to Max. Do this at your own risk, disclaimer, legal blah, blah, blah. I crack the brake bleeds and compress...
• Re: Update on brake indicator light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 May 2005 20:23:54 -0700
  No, in 85+ when VW put in the brake fluid level switch they removed the hydraulic sensing part of the circuit and used pressure...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:14:16 -0700
  ...out and I disconnected both switches. I then touched the > terminals to each switch and put pressure on the brakes. They both > give a...
• Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Sep 2022 17:01:00 +0000
  ...Drum brakes simply offer more surface area for friction and heat diss= ipation. Disc rely more on physics and clamping forces. Discs are also...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:54:48 -0400
  ...I was honestly pretty disappointed I spent 2k on disc brakes all > around and it wasn’t much better than stock. I really notice...
• Recommendations for LED tail, brake, turn, and backup bulbs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:20:53 -0500
  ...A while back there was a discussion about some bulbs not being bright and others being visible only from directly behind and not having...
• 1985 Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 4 Nov 1997 04:33:26 -0600
  ...88k miles 2nd owner recent brakes, battery, tune-up, wheel alignment Very good interior; exterior has dent on right side and paint discoloration ( early...
• Re: Brake Drum Nut
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Nov 1996 06:52:51 PST
  ...I picked it up twenty years ago at a tool discount store. Recently I purchased an Empi tool that works much better. It is...
• Re: Front Brake Pad Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:58:48 -0600
  ...I adapted a C-clamp and one of the discarded pad backplates to squeeze the piston back into place. It was easy after that...
• Re: Winkler 4-wheel disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 09:17:47 -0800
  ...Winkler 4-wheel disc brakes At 02:20 PM 12/2/98 -0800, Per Lindgren wrote: >Can someone please tell me how to get...
• Re: FYI: Rear Brake Hardware Kit
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:03:15 -0400
  ...http://www.cip1.ca/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1214 listing says "80-92" for rear brake hardware. On my 81, pins that hold brake shoes...
• Re: Parts availability in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:54:29 -0700
  ...Acapulco) with a broken front >disc brake (1990), the bearing exploded and fissured the int�rior of the >disc, i feel bad because i...
• Re: Front brake calibers?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 3 Jun 2023 01:03:38 +0000
  Why?  It's because you've got new pads and discs.  Brand spanking new!  Of course you are going to feel the difference! On...