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Date:         Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:34:24 -0800
Reply-To:     Daniel Schmitz <djs@GENE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daniel Schmitz <djs@GENE.COM>
Organization: Genentech, Inc.
Subject:      Re: are rear brakes self adjusting?
Comments: To: shilohz@JPS.NET
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The rear brakes have a mechanism that is supposed to increase the
distance between the brake shoes as they wear, keeping them a consistent
distance from the drum. Don't know how successful this mechanism is,
however.


You can still adjust the brakes manually by turning the star wheel with
a brake adjusting tool through the access hole in the backing plate.
Your owner's manual or a service manual has this procedure.


Dan


Robert Zezoff wrote:


> Are the rear drum brakes on my 82 Westy self adjusting??
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