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• Re: '68 front-end into '59 Bus? Disc brakes?

  · Sun, 12 May 1996 14:21:49 -0500 (EST) · Mailing-list archive

  My 66 bus came with a 68 fornt end on it but it did not have disc brakes, however, i have been told it...

• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes

  Kim Brennan · Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:30:59 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...the road > now with 15" front disc brakes and stock rear brakes. I don't > remember > any discussion of this creating any problems for...

• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes

  Sam Walters · Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:27:42 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...IIRC, that was one of the early sources of the 15" size disc brakes. I have both the SA 15" front discs and these...

• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes

  rpc · Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:48:19 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  ...the road > now with 15" front disc brakes and stock rear brakes. I don't > remember > any discussion of this creating any problems for...

• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for 81'-85' V'gons (a Long Report)

  Andrew Grebneff · Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:37 +1200 · Mailing-list archive

  >Three options for those of us that want to upgrade the >disc brakes on our older 81'-85'vanagons: > >A. convert to 86'-91...

• Re: Speaking of rear disc brakes...

  David Marshall · Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:32:10 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  All this talk of rear disc brakes is crazy! Fact, the front brakes of a vehicle do about 60 to 70% of the stopping...

• Re: Speaking of rear disc brakes...

  Jeffrey Schwaia · Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:22:09 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Speaking of rear disc brakes... All this talk of rear disc brakes is crazy! Fact, the front brakes of a vehicle do about 60...

• Front Disc Brakes

  John Schaper · Mon, 15 May 2000 15:39:07 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  Over the past several months, I recall reading pros and cons of brands of disc brakes for an 85 vanagon. Simple question, hope for...

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Shared Vanagon Dictionary

• Disc brakes

  Type of brake using a disc to slow or stop a vehicle

• Disc brake splash shield

  Shield protecting from brake splash

• Brake disc

  A flat, round plate that rotates with the wheel and is squeezed by the brake pads to slow the vehicle

• Lug nut

  bolt used to mount wheel to brake drum or disc brake rotor

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Video catalog from Podcasts

• Vanagon Epytec Rear Disc Brake Conversion Tutorial

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• How brake adjusters work for Vanagon Rear Drum Brakes

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• Vanagon Front Brakes & Wheel Bearing Project Part 1

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• VW T3 / T25 / Vanagon - Front Brakes and Wheel Bearings

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• Burley Rear Disc Brake Kit Install and Wheel Bearing Install for T3 Vanagon

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• Key VW Vanagon Upgrades

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• Vanagon 1985 cv joint inspection - what noise ?

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