Date:         Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:51:00 EDT
Reply-To:     Vgonman@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Birkner <Vgonman@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1987 vanagon rear brakes
Comments: To: User603213@aol.com
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I just replaced the rear brakes on my '90 and I had to go all over town looking for a 46mm (huge!!!) socket in order to get the castle nut off the rear hub. Also the Bentley manual says that nut is torqued on to 369ft./lbs. I ended up borrowing a 3/4 drive, 46mm socket. I connected this to a 3/4 drive breaker bar and slid a 5 ft. length of steel pipe ofer the breaker bar to get the power to remove and reinstall the nut (a note thoughusing this method; watch the paint on the lips of the wheel wells. The socket I borrowed didn't have the most clearance.

Good luck,
Sean B.
'90 V'gon (as yet unnamed, though a friend keeps calling it the "Happy Bus")

In a message dated Mon, 27 Sep 1999  2:52:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Michael Cole <User603213@AOL.COM> writes:

> I'm replaceing the rear brakes on my 87 Vanagon and I'm looking for tips &
> trick..