Date:         Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:32:43 -0800
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brake
Comments: To: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
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Chanced upon your other post. Now this post makes sense in spite of
the somewhat limited subject line.  <grin>

I would think running one side with properly set up self adjusting
rear brakes and the other side non self adjusting, is asking for
trouble. If Bay side brakes allowed too far out of adjustment,
slamming on the brakes would cause the rear end to swerve. (one "foot
pinned", the other less or none). And, properly set up rears help a
lot with maintaining correct pedal height.

Hypothetically speaking, I wonder if it's possible to disarm the self
adjust feature on the Vanagon side??

Not that I'd recommend that though. Personally it's enough of a minor
PITA to adjust the self adjusting so they're the same on each side let
alone introduce potential problems going against original design.

Neil.

On 1/21/11, Mark L. Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote:
> Sorry, I meant for this to go out under "Brake"
>
> You're just kidding, right? DPO installed this. Cylinder is the same,
> the brakes work. Seems to me that the only downside in the short term
> is that I have adjust this side manually, while the other side self
> adjusts.
>
> Mark
>


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