Hi Amy, WE repair Vanagons and Buses as a way to make a living, yes, but we also grew up in them and shared hundreds of thousands of miles traveled with all kinds of wild friends and relations and thus have a somewhat loftier motive for doing this work than just the grand green stuff... We love the vans and are quite fond of most of their humans. We wish to see them continue to occupy the asphalt as long as possible! There's always enough folks around who'd rather pay the money and not be bothered with doing the work to keep us busy, so don't hesitate to call for tech support info (it's not even a 900 number!) if you're going to do the work on your van yourself. I applaud all the brave souls out there who have the interest and energy to figure out how their own vehicles work, and the determination to jump in and get it done. I always felt that if I stared long enough at a thing I could figure it out myself. It always galled me to have to turn to an "expert". That's why I started working on cars in the first place. There isn't any part of the work you have to do on your van that you can't do yourself with a few basic tools. You'll be replacing brake drums and rotors, transferring bearings to the new rotors, replacing brake pads, shoes, wheel cylinders. You could change the seals in the calipers, but from what I remember you might give that step a pass - yours looked great (dust boots intact, no sign of leakage). Please don't hesitate, even for a second, to give us a call! Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94933 Voice:(415) 457-5628 Fax: (415) 457-0967 http://wagonworks.com mailto:contact@wagonworks.com
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