Date:         Sun, 24 Nov 2002 18:50:50 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: emergency brakes
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The point in earlier posts is that if the adjustment is not done
correctly the cable lever on the rear shoes can contact the metal of the
bearing hub. Once this happens, even Hercules could not make the parking
brake hold any better because the parking brake cable is not pulling the
shoes against the drum in this case but rather mostly pulling the metal
arm against the metal hub in a tiny contact patch.

As it says in the Bentley, page 46.11 of the later version, section
labeled- 'Parking brake, adjusting'

CAUTION: Rear brakes must be adjusted properly before adjusting parking
brake


Mark Drillock


Mark Keller wrote:
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> I feel this post was just meant for my experience.  I feel that the
> emergency brake on my van matches yours.  It just doesn't quite keep the
> van from rolling, and my driveway is just 8 degrees.  The eight clicks
> is just a reference point you could have the thing adjusted to be that
> hard  to pull at four or twelve clicks.
>
> ..................