Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:56:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding
              down?
Comments: To: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <49E33C9F.20505@comcast.net>
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Hey..

  I recently did my rears and they looked similar.  And when I installed the
new shoes they weren't very effective  right away, it took a few weeks for
them to 'come right'.  When I double-checked to see if perhaps I didn't
re-assemble them correctly (Yes, they were THAT bad right after my brake
job) I found the shoes were only touching the drums on about 10% of the shoe
surface..

  Don Hanson

>
> BenT Syncro wrote:
>
>> Hi Gang,
>>
>> I had rear brakes done for another listmember. During other work was being
>> done by another shop, he is being told that the new rear brakes need
>> replacement because of uneven wear as evidenced by the photos below. My
>> contention is the shoes just have not work to conform with the shape of
>> the
>> drum. That is also what the shop which did the work is saying.
>>
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/syncro/1986VWVanagonAdventurewagen?authkey=Gv1sRgCKu_9rPlhMWcRg#5323372776637120850
>>
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/syncro/1986VWVanagonAdventurewagen?authkey=Gv1sRgCKu_9rPlhMWcRg#5323372788583365362
>>
>> What do you folks think? Something amiss or just shoes just bedding
>> themsleves down? Shoes, drums, wheel cylinders were all replaced. You
>> opinion will be geatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> BenT
>>
>>
>>