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Pacific-Dubber Commited Dubber

65 posts · joined May 2013 ·

#1005233
HI All,

To save ordering the wrong parts....

Can you tell me if this is the 58-65 series of brakes? OR is it 65-67?? Seems every seller has his own version of what's what. SO that doesn't help me in th' sticks wanting a new set. (As you can see the top shoe has about 2mm of material left so its time to change these and the spider web too)😎

Its off my 67 deluxe (Narrow Nose 1300 with beam front end)
Seems every supplier has parts but not real sure what to get.

ANY guidance would be good. Professional guidnace would be reallll good and a www link.

Cheers,

Ian



Second photo before I pulled the brakes down.

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#1005234
Take them off and get them relined at a brake specialis,t takes a few days, this woulds be the simplest solution as it avoids all the substandard parts that are on offer.

landfall Officially Full-On Dubber

290 posts · joined Jun 2014 ·

#1005246
vwo60 wrote:Take them off and get them relined at a brake specialis,t takes a few days, this woulds be the simplest solution as it avoids all the substandard parts that are on offer.
Probably don't have a great number of brake relining specialists "in the sticks?"

Pacific-Dubber Commited Dubber

65 posts · joined May 2013 ·

#1005256
Probably don't have a great number of brake relining specialists "in the sticks?"

YEP so right

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#1005261
Probably the best online option in Australia at present are Just Kampers. Their preservation parts line are meant to be good quality so heres the link for what you need if your current shoes are 40mm wide

64> Beetle front brake shoes

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1005270
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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#1005289
Do not forget to radius the shoes to suit your drums, hence the ID of the brake drum is required. buying of line probablty get you a set of shoes with the standard radius and probably not fit your old drum.

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#1005361
vwo60 wrote:Do not forget to radius the shoes to suit your drums, hence the ID of the brake drum is required. buying of line probablty get you a set of shoes with the standard radius and probably not fit your old drum.
But then he'd need to machine the wear lip off the drum to get a good measurement or access to a large pair of calipers to measure the drum ID where the shoes have worn.

But hey, least this all gives the guy options to choose from 🙂
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Pacific-Dubber Commited Dubber

65 posts · joined May 2013 ·

#1005493
Thanks to everyone's suggestions and information.

Good news is I took my shoes along to a Sydney (VW parts) supplier and got a new set (and kept my old ones). Very correct about radius, and luckily someone has replaced the drums about 16 years ago so I should be right... I hope.... Now... to just sandblast the backing plates and hardware........I have dressed shoes to fit old drums before, thanks for the reminder. 🙂

Cheers,

Ian