Date:         Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:30:51 +0000
Reply-To:     Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
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Check also the distance from the rear brake shoes to the drum walls at rest.
  When all of the back brake parts wear, the distance becomes greater than
the adjusters can handle, you have to make up the difference by putting
cotter pins in the "U" piece of metal opposite the adjuster side (or buy a
new "U" piece but I could not find one...).  What this does is spread the
shoes out to the right distance so the adjuster can be used correctly.
Without this fix, the first push on the brake pedal spreads the back shoes a
little, then the next quick push again spreads them more to make correct
contact.  It took me a long time to figure this one out and fix it
correctly.  It has been fine for years now.  2 $0.25 cotter pins sure beats
buying and changing out a new master cylinder...  I hope this helps.

  Richard F. Bias
  85 GL "Buba" (4 sale)


>From: Rob <rob_b9@LYCOS.COM>
>Reply-To: Rob <rob_b9@LYCOS.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
>Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 23:30:04 -0800
>
>At  1/29/2004 07:40 PM, you wrote:
>>Hey everyone,
>>
>>After I got my front rotors and pads and rear wheel cylinders replaced
>>(all
>>OEM parts) a couple months ago, my brakes are doing this wierd thing. When
>>I
>>press the brake pedal in, it goes down quite far and the brakes do not
>>grip
>>as
>>they should. When I push the pedal down, bring it up, and push it down
>>again,
>>the brakes grab real hard. My friends suggested that it was the master
>>cylinder
>
>When the pedal goes to the floor and nothing happens then you get it up,
>try it again and it works. I mean your foot is pushing that pedal all the
>way to the floor and nothing is happening on the first push. It's the
>master cyl bypassing. Time for a new one....or rebuild that one.
>
>
>
>Rob
>rob_b9@lycos.com

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