Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:42:38 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30
miles
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the suggestion to activate the self-adjusting feature is a good idea.
though I think it's safer to at least inspect, especially if the rear drums
will come off easily.
on the self-adjusting feature..
I believe it works going forward too..
if the shoes move out far enough for the paw to grab another tooth on the
self-adjusting wheel, it will, regardless of direction of rotation.
it also depends on if you are just trying to 'help' or really make sure it's
reasonably
safe.
I won't do a master cylinder say,
on a strange car without looking at the brakes in each wheel , for example,
first, just to be sure you have 4 wheel's worth of brakes worthy of a new
master cylinder.
You can get in trouble 'assuming' with brakes ..supposing it repsonds to
self-adjusting, but the brake shoe material is cracked or unbonded from the
brake shoe ..
if that's the case, you'd like to know about it.
so LOOK ...
seems to me there is often a lot of speculation or getting parts in advance,
or wondering 'what part it is' ....when no one has LOOKED first.
I mean even questions about 'what might be going on why an engine doesn't
run right...when it seems that the poster hasn't even lifted the engine
cover ...
you never know ..
there could be a big hose off, an animal living in there ..a million
possibilities, all cases in which *looking first* can reveal a lot.
that's what the dentist does after all, right ..they LOOK and they inspect
and they x-ray, then they decide what to do. It only makes sense. ..
*especially* if your goal is a good solid safe result.
enjoy vanagons, safely !
scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30
miles
> >
>> A warped rear rotor was suggested, and I'm considering having them go
>> with
>> the Extra heavy duty ones that GoWesty sells.
>>
>
> Stock rear vanagon brakes are shoe/drum, not pad/rotor like the fronts.
> Driving that far with the E-brake on may have only used up considerable
> shoe material. It their brakes were in original running order, have them
> drive in reverse rather briskly and apply the brakes. Do this 3-4 times,
> then test the brakes moving forward.
>
> The rear brakes on vanagons are "self-adjusting" and can be adjusted
> for shoe wear by doing what I suggest above. I think I'd want to take
> the drums off and check everything out after this event.
>
> bob
>
>>
>>
>>
