Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:16:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Lilley <vwvanman@MAILEXCITE.COM>
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From:         Robert Lilley <vwvanman@MAILEXCITE.COM>
Organization: MailExcite  (http://www.mailexcite.com:80)
Subject:      Fwd: RE:      Brake Repair '81 Vanagon
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Joe,
How bad are your componets?

Is this something you can do yourself?
The vanagons brakes are not not too hard to do.
I would say do it yourself and save some money.
The following are some prices from the Bus Depot.
for parts.

This is what I would replace if some of your brake parts are worn out:

Front rotors= 50ea          100
 (I think that your front hubs and rotor are seperate so you might not need to get these yet*)

*Ft bearings inner=   20ea    40  -ft bearings *outter=  15ea    30
*grease seals= 5              10
*grease=                       4
rear drums= 50ea            100
Ft caliper rebuild kit=      25
rear brake cylinders= 10ea   20
Ft pads=                     30
Rear shoes=                  25
Brake fluid=                 15
Rear brake hoses= 20ea       40
Rear E-brake cables= 22ea    44
Ft Brake hose= 30ea          60

           Total in parts= $543
Add in shipping @50- $60 (depends on your location)

If you must have a shop do the brake job see if you can supply the parts and they provide labor.


I looked at receipt for brake work from the PO of my 88 vanagon, he was CHARGED $300 EACH for front rotors, Bus Depot had OEM FOR ONLY $49.95.  His bill was @900 for a front brake job, I replaced MY ENTIRE brake system- Master cylinder, rebuilt calipers, pads, shoes, clutch master and slave,rotors,drums, E-brake cables, fr and rr brake hoses, ft and rr bearings for less than ONE of the PO brake repairs.  Try to do it yourself.

Take a quote from the brake shops to the friend and let him compare prices.

VWVanman


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