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Date:         Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:12:07 EDT
Reply-To:     Jahsurf@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Dixon <Jahsurf@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Help now! Damn Strange brake problem
Comments: To: syncro@yahoogroups.com
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In atlanta a coupla days ago hit something in the road and it put a hole in my rear drivers steel brake line (the one that screws into the wheel cylinder). Thank God I was a mile from mom's house. Today I replaced the line and bled it out -- no problem. Replaced the drum and adjusted the adjuster screw that keeps the brakes tight. Put the wheel on and screwed the wheel lugs back on. Drove it up the street 1/2 block. Woooooops. I didn't put the drum on straight. the rear wheel's wobbling. Take it off, take drum back off. Make dammmn sure it's straight and put it back on. Adjust the adjuster screw that keeps the brakes tight. Then tighten wheel back and test drive. Now it rolls perfectly but DAMN! the brake pedal is pulsating like a sonofabitch as the wheels rotate. Pull on the parking brake and it's clearly a rear wheel issue. What the hell did I do? I take it off. Do the same thing over. Replace carefully. Same damn thing! Did I warp my drum? Did I knock something outta whack? I gots to get back on the road for California!! Any advice soooon is hugely appreciated. Chris Dixon -- 949-500-2807 949-500-2807


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