Ron:
> Anyway, the weird thing is... The shoes I =
took off
> had almost full
> thickness of lining material at the bottom of =
each
> shoe but the top of each
> shoe was worn down almost to the metal!! =
All four -
> two shoes each side -
> worn the same! The top almost gone, the =
bottom full
> thickness!
I'll bet that with the new shoes, you will still have = a mushy-feeling pedal with excessive pedal play. The reason for = this is that your drums are probably worn beyond their maximum = diameter. I just had the SAME THING happen to me. As it = turned out, the drums were .060 over the max allowable = diameter.
I would take those drums to a brake shop and = have them measured. If they are out of spec, you can get new ones = from list vendors for about $40 each.
The weird brake wear pattern is probably why these = Vanagon brake drums are so particular about being in spec (for = diameter)
Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy