Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:11:32 -0500
Reply-To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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From: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: careful removing drums! was drums scraping backing plate
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although i have never tried it, it has been suggested that to loosen the
rear drum when its rusted do the following. loosen the lug nuts so that
the wheel wobbles a bit then drive back and forth over a curb.
jonathan
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, jake beaulieu wrote:
> Hey,
>
> The rear brake drums on my air cooled 82 Vanagon were so tightly rusted
> to the hub that I really had to beat the heck out of them with a 2.5lb
> hammer to get them off. After I reinstalled the drums I noticed a very
> pronounced pulsing in the brake pedal. I took the drums into a machine
> shop and it turns out that I actually bent them! This also explains why
> they started scraping on the backing plate. Moral of the story, don't
> beat up your rusted drums too badly while trying to remove them. I
> guess I am also looking for a new set.
>
> Live and learn,
> Jake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of Frank Condelli
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 5:59 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: drums scraping backing plate
>
> In a message dated 21/02/2005 8:41:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> I recently serviced the rear wheel bearings on my 82 air cooled
> vanagon.
> I replaced the wheel bearings on the drivers side and just repacked
> the
> bearings on the passengers side. After reassembly the drums are
> rubbing
> against the brake backing plates. The drums are only hitting the
> backing plates at one point (at the bottom) and only a small section of
> the drum is hitting the plate. Any ideas on this?
> The axle nut is properly torqued to 258 ft-lbs and the lug nuts are
> also
> properly torqued.
>
>
> Jake, the backing plate is most likely bent. Backing plate is just
> flimsy
> metal and gets bent often causing the rubbing. Just find the spot and
> unbend
> until it has enough clearance. The axle nut torque is 360 lbs not 258.
> See
> Bentley page 42.4
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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