Date:         Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:19:19 -0400
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: brakes
Comments: To: Pascal Giasson <pascal.giasson@GNB.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2004102108005559@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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     The rear brake shoes on my vanagon are only touching
the drum on the top half of the shoe.   This area is  obvious
as the shoes start the where.
                                                  Eric

Pascal Giasson wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:08:52 -0400, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
>wrote:
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>>"and shim the lower shoe mounts if needed to get full shoe to drum
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>contact".
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>How do you shim the lower brake shoe mount?  And how do you know if you
>have full shoe contact?
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>I just completed a brake job last month and my old shoes did have more wear
>on one end of the shoe (I think it was the top part of the shoe) which I
>took to mean they were not fully contacting the drum.  I had no idea what
>to do so I just renewed everything and put it back together.  Thanks
>
>Pascal
>'84 Westy
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