Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:42:32 -0700
Reply-To: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 84 Vaanaog weak parking brake - Sqirrel.
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Don Hanson wrote:
> Go on The Samba list site, click up the Vanagon parts Classifieds
> section and be prepared to scroll a lot. They are available at times.
> I think I revisited the listings there a few times before one came up..
>
Thanks, Don. I tried their "search" function but could not get it to
work for even common items. I guess I don't understand it, and I been a
pretty high level computer user for a long long long long . . . time.
>
> The old handle style boot will not work with the new style handle.
> The new style 'boot' is also needed.
Ah -- a nice-to-know detail.
--
Rocky J Squirrel
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR
>
> Don Hanson
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I want one! I want one! How can I get one?!?
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> Scott Daniel - Turbovans 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
> <mailto:crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto: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
> <mailto: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 <http://www.thebassspa.com>
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
>
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