Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:18:36 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 84 Vaanaog weak parking brake - Sqirrel.
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Scott is right. Got one for my 84...off the Samba classifieds for
inexpensive....forget the cost but my parking brake now works well and
before it worked like ....crap.
Don Hanson
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> that's classic on 84's.
> your rear brakes may need work, or at least inspection.
>
> but the parking brake handle used up until early 85 sucks..
> just very very dumb design.
> I could have designed that better when I was in 5th grade.
>
> the angle is wrong, the handle is too short etc.
>
> get the later 85 and up style parking brake handle.
> it is a direct bolt-in.
>
> it's about 6 times better.
> be one of the best improvements to your van you've ever done.
>
> you 'just want one of those'......if you don't already have one.
>
> Scott
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 1:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
>
>
> For what its worth, both my vans parking brake bars are at an angle and
>> work
>> effectively - the '86 more so than the '84 but that's to be expected.
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Given that my parking brake doesn't do a whole lot, I climbed under the
>>> van to take some slack out of the linkage. I stopped when I saw that the
>>> equalizer (Bentleys 46.11) is at quite an angle, not at a right angle to
>>> the centerline of the van as I expected. I'm not sure what this means. I
>>> don't have the tools to adjust the brakes.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rocky J Squirrel
>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>>> Bend, OR
>>> KG6RCR
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>>
>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>>
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>
>> www.thebassspa.com
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>
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