Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:23:14 -0800
Reply-To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
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hmmm, my memory may be a bit etherized, but i think one side goes up and
the other goes down. This is because you are turnign a nut, both times
clockwise- but one side of the bus you are turning the right side of the
nut where the other side fo the bus you are pushing onteh left side of the
nut. Does this make sense? Should i switch to toluene instead?
Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
On Fri, 9 Nov 2001, Bob Stevens wrote:
>
> My "rememberer" may be wrong here but, doesn't the direction of turning
> the adjusting device go "up" on both sides. They're mirror image
> installation so they both turn up to expland the shoes toward the drums,
> if I remeber correctly. Any comment?
> Bob Stevens
>
> '91 Westy
>
> >From: Matthew Pollard
> >Reply-To: Matthew Pollard
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
> >Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 08:41:35 -0800
> >
> >did you first loosen the emergency brake cables (not just the lever)? I
> >seem to recall that as the first step in tightening Bug rear brakes...
> >which are the same brake, just that the vanagons' brakes are adult
> sized.
> >
> >
> >Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
> >Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
> >University of Idaho
> >www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Alistair Bell wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Got around to doing what has become an annual rear brake adjustment
> job.
> > > We all know how ineffectual the self adjusting mechanism is, and I
> had the
> > > usual symptom of soft brake pedal (which firmed up considerably if
> handbrake
> > > applied).
> > >
> > > I jacked up the rear of the van and supported it on jack stands. I
> removed
> > > the wheels to get easier access to the adjusting hole on the braking
> backing
> > > plate. Used a little brake adjusting lever (had to grind down the end
> to get
> > > it through the access hole), but still had to take the drums off to
> remind
> > > myself which way to turn the star adjusters :)
> > >
> > > But boy oh boy what a difference! Pedal firm and handbrake applies
> evenly to
> > > both wheels.
> > >
> > > Alistair
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > albell@uvic.ca
> > > '82 Westy, diesel=>I4 gas
> > >
> > >
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