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Date:         Tue, 4 Feb 2003 23:13:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Brake Life
Comments: To: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20030204141247.13286.qmail@web80305.mail.yahoo.com>
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Brake life varies widely with driving habits and conditions. Here is my story: 1987 Syncro Westy

87K, Front Pads, Installed Beck Arnley Silver Supremes. Didn't cut drums. No more Dust, but no more friction either. Lousy stopping performance.

132K Rear shoes worn. Replaced rear shoes with dealer OEM, AEG Wheel cylinders, OEM Spring kit. Removed outer rear wheel bearing seals, injected Mobil synthetic grease into bearing cavity. Added 3mm shims to lower shoe mounts to improve brake shoe to drum contact as originals only wore top half. Replaced front pads and rotors. Used Repco Metal Masters for front. Excellent pad, minimal dusting, it stops again.

182K Replaced front pads. Attribute short life to change in usage. Van used more for local driving. Most extended trip driving now done in motorhome. Back to OEM pads. Dusting like mad, rims always covered, great stopping performance.

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of TJ Hannink Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:13 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Brake Life

How long do Vanagon brakes typically last?

I had to R&R an outer front wheel bearing last weekend and picked up a set of disc brake pads just in case I needed a new set. Goldibox currently has 209,600 miles on her and I have owned her since 5/00 when she had 149,000 and I had never redone the brakes. It turns out that they had half their thickness left when compared to the new pads. The rotor had worn less than .5mm.

I went through the PO's receipts this morning and found that all the brakes (new rotors, pads and shoes, drums turned) had been redone on 4/97 at 116,300 miles. This is the only record I have of any brake service on this particular van.

Is this typical service life of Vanagon brake components?

===== TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition Winter Park, Florida http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album

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