Date:         Tue, 10 Jan 1995 11:28:28 -0800 (PST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Jack Agnew <jagnew@svpal.org>
Subject:      Re: Flooding in Cal



On Tue, 10 Jan 1995, Dave Kautz wrote:
> 
>   VW related content:
>   I went up to Kohlweiss yesterday and bought those little rubber plugs to
>   keep water from getting in to the rear brakes through the adjusting holes.
>   All I need now is a dry spot so I can crawl under and put them in.
>   I parked it recently with wet brakes, set the parking brake, and when I 
>   came back the brakes had seized. It took a substatial application of power
>   and clutch slipping to get them to break loose! Is this a result of metallic
>   pads? Is is stupid to set the parking brake when it is wet out?
> 
I had that problem of seizing brakes when they were wet with my '73. Got 
so bad that I started carring a small hammer - just a tap on the drums 
would free them right up. 
When all else fails - force it! :) We are also in the Bay Area - don't 
look up - you can drown.
Jack