If your budget allows, install the following parts. 1) New wheel cylinders about $12.00 each 2) New shoes, about $16.00 both sides. 3) Rear brake lines, about $12.00 each. Clean the adjusters. Turn the drums, $12.00 the pair. This is a good time to bleed the entire hydraulic system and clean the lines. Requires about a quart of Dot 3 or Dot 4 brake fluid. $4.00 to $8.00. That is about all there is but get your manual out and just take your time. Set your adjusters before you permanently install the drums. Those two little nuts hold your drums to the axle drive hubs, I think they are 10mm head. Stan Wilder On Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:51:04 -0400 Barry Mercer <bjmercer@SYMPATICO.CA> writes: > I want to do my rear brakes. I know my vw dealer here would charge > quite a few bucks but I figure I can do it myself. > > Other than brake shoes... what would you suggest I purchase for the > job > and what "issues" should I be aware of? > > Any comments or directions would be appreciated. > > Barry Mercer > Sudbury Ontario > > Moo '88 Westy 180k Km > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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