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• Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.

  Neil N · Fri, 20 May 2016 00:01:10 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...setting e-brake pushes shoes closer to drum than foot pressure on pedal during normal driving, which in turn allows the adjuster to adjust...

• Re: BRAKE SHOES DIFF. DOPE

  Old Volks Home · Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:05:31 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...What Kenny is referring to is the Raybestos 503PG shoes, their top of the line shoe set for Vanagons. Comes with a limited lifetime...

• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.

  Dennis Haynes · Sun, 22 May 2016 10:37:56 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Back in the days of manually adjusted shoes we set them for just a touch of drag to get them seated. Disc brakes drag...

• Is this normal?

  William A. McKinley · 29 Apr 96 20:27:00 EDT · Mailing-list archive

  ...brake hardware, and it will always set the brake harder than pulling the lever alone (the parking brake cable only pulls on one shoe...

• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)

  Scott Daniel - Turbovans · Sat, 3 Jul 2010 21:21:09 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...the rear brakes, and without looking at > the setup I'll guess that it probably works only on one of the shoes. > It works...

• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.

  Neil N · Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:45:54 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...This is why one sets shoe adjustment, then e-brake. AND, the e-brake once adjusted, should not affect brake shoe position, at rest...

• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes

  Dennis Haynes · Fri, 27 May 2016 01:09:25 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  ...further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes So I bought another set of shoes locally. I set the adjuster...

• Re: BRAKE SHOES DIFF. DOPE

  Scott Daniel - Turbovans · Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:04:38 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  re the comment : "are there brake shoes for> beginners?" One very important trick you should know is ALWAYS do only one side at at...

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• Brake shoe set

  Set of brake shoes for Vanagon/T25 models, excluding Syncro with 16-inch wheels

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Video catalog from Podcasts

• VW T25 Vanagon Rear Brake Shoe Replacement & Adjustment T3

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• Inspecting and replacing metal brake lines on a Vanagon Part 2

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• 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia | Brake Line Rebuild

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• Inspecting and Replacing Vanagon Metal Brake Lines

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• VW Vanagon Brake line replacement

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• Vanagon Hand-Brake Turn

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• How brake adjusters work for Vanagon Rear Drum Brakes

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• comparison of rear Vanagon brake shoes

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