Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 07:19:31 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
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Do not go back and re-adjust the e-brake. Without that gap the adjuster will
not work correctly. The adjuster has to be able to go loose when the
cylinder pushes the shoes out in order for that lever to turn it out. The
self-adjuster will take care of both the service and hand brake. Also, do
not use heavy grease or anti-seize on the adjuster screw. It needs to turn
easily. Lock type lubricants seem to work well here. As things can rust and
also get damaged from hard stops etc., brakes should be inspected and the
dust let out of the drums at least once/year. Pay attention to the rear
brake wear pattern.
Dennis
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil n
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 3:14 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
Thanks Dennis.
I replaced the shoes - hardware cyl(s). etc. early on my Vanagon
owner-operator career. Prior to that, I thought i knew a bit about
cars. Maybe not so much in hindsight. ;) That said, a Vanagon
aware shop recently inspected the brakes and found no fault.
In general, I know more now about auto mechanics and appreciate your input
and pointer to the archives.
The gap between the e-brake cable eyelet and each shoe lever is something I
wouldn't have known to look for; it TOTALLY makes sense.
i.e. back off e-brake front cable nut, adjust shoes close to drums, ensure
that there's a little wiggle room (small gap) between shoe levers and
e-brake eyelets, drive and re-adjust rears then adjust e-brake as needed.
Neil.
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> The e-brake cables do not get adjusted to compensate for wear or whatever.
> Check the archives. I have written a procedure for proper adjustment
> of the brakes. The e-brake cable has to get set properly and in order
> to do this the drums have to be off so you can see the lever and set
> the cables for a small gap between the levers and the adjusting rod.
> After that all adjustment is done with the rod and they should
automatically adjust.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of neil n
> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:22 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
>
> So another shop checked out my '81. The owner ....
> A side note. He adjusted the brake shoes and noted that the e-brake
> was adjusted as far as it can go. ..... I asked if backing off the
> e-brake adjustment would allow more adjustment at the shoes and allow
> the e-brake to be adjusted properly. He said "no".
>
> AFAIK, all the rear brake parts are still serviceable. If I slack off
> the e-brake adjuster, will this allow the shoes to re-position
> slightly further in (away) from the drums which in turn would allow me
> to adjust the shoes then properly adjust the e-brake?
--
Neil n
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