Date:         Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:17:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Leon Korkin <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Leon Korkin <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Subject:      Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
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They all come with one. I cleaned few of them, they quit working after
many years of use, accumulating lots of gunk and freeze.
Leon
85 Subwagen westy


1/10/02 9:13:53 AM, Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM> wrote:

>Has anyone ever installed a brake-proportioning valve in a Vanagon?
>
>Just a thought.
>
>Chris.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of Stan Wilder
>Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:24 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
>
>
>There is a possible fix to this problem.
>I've noticed as I wrecked out many Vanagons that there have been larger
>rear wheel brake cylinders on some of them. I can't say that this will
>cure the problem of swapping ends on icy roads but I'd speculate that a
>more balanced braking system would be an advantage.
>I'll disassemble and measure a few of the cylinders I've got around here
>and try to post part numbers for both the small and larger wheel
>cylinders.
>
>Stan Wilder
>
>On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 10:04:45 EST Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM> writes:
>> In a message dated 1/10/02 9:48:22 AM, MSTEBBIN@MSVU1.MSVU.CA
>> writes:
>>
>> << I was musing the other day about what would
>> happen IF!, when going downhill, and the rear of the van skidding
>> out to the side -- What would happen if the driver were to apply
>> the
>> parking brake - either a lot or a little.  Seems to me that the
>> resulting
>> drag (from applying the parking brake) >>
>>
>> When the ass-end is sliding, the wheels have already stopped
>> turning, so,
>> other than eliminating any possibility of recovering from the slide,
>> jacking
>> on the emergency brake would only be an exercise in futility.
>>
>> Rich
>>
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