Thanks Jim. You got me thinking. Each rear axle cotter pin looks new, but maybe shop removed each wheel, then the drum + hub as one piece? (less time than trying to break the drums free) I checked all wheel fasteners. None were loose or hard to crack loose. But maybe they over torqued a rear wheel. The pedal pulse was present before taking it to the shop, but now, when braking hard(er) at highway speeds, the pulse seems stronger. I'm pretty sure I used the brakes in this manner before taking van to shop but.... Either I missed this detail during normal use before taking van to shop (unlikely) or something changed when van was in the shop. Neil. On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > I got my 90 Carat back from a tire shop years ago. On the way home I > noticed a pulsing in the brakes. I sawpped wheels with the spare until I > discovered the offending wheel, which they had to have bent with either the > installer tool or an air wrench set way too high. They never owned up to > it, of course. > > Jim > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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