Hopefully, list members like Ron from the Bus Depot are listening, and will take some steps to remedy this problem. I certainly wouldn't mind paying a few more bucks to get a kit that has all the necessary parts. It's frustrating in the middle of a project to have to go run out for additional parts, particularly if your van is your daily drive! Troy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Collum" <collum@myfairpoint.net> To: "Troy" <colorworks@gci.net> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 2:46 AM Subject: Re: Rear Brake PICS. Have Questions, Need Critique.
> Troy wrote: >> The retaining pins are too short though, had to use the old ones. > > Yes indeed. I found the "Nails" to be too short in the otherwise proper > hardware kit. Mine were too far gone (not to mention that one was > completely missing) so I went to a local Car Quest, with an old one in > hand, and found that I could order just the nails. They compared my old > one with an "Actual size" drawing in their catalog and I had them the next > day. > > Mike > |
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