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Date:         Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:53:12 -0800
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Brakes Stuck.
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dontcha love older cars.. keep the natives guessing..




Joe


-----Original Message-----
>From: Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
>Sent: Dec 19, 2007 7:20 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Brakes Stuck.
>
>> I never expected brakes to rust up in 2 weeks.
>
>I've had 'em freeze up in 2 or 3 days. All it takes is moisture on
>the rear brake shoes and a little time to rust the suckers to the
>drum. Last time it happened to my van, it would not break loose using
>granny gear (it's a Syncro) or reverse, so I took off one of the rear
>wheels to give the drum a few whacks. It happened to be the stuck
>one, so problem solved.
>
>By the way, this can happen to a clutch as well. Happened to a
>friends old Saab that had been sitting in the misty winter weather
>for a few weeks. Neighbors must have thought we were nuts driving
>around in 1st gear trying to break that thing loose!
>
>
>Keith O
>
>PS BenT: Got a block to ignite for Burning Van yet?




Kind Regards,
Joseph Fortino
fortino1@earthlink.net
yahoo mobile mail account: love2bike140@yahoo.com
IM: love2bike1414@yahoo.com


Have a Great Day!
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