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 RainbowFarmer
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 12:59 PM |
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Brake Replacement Probs
:tree Merry X-mas All from Downunder
We have just fitted new rear shoes to 75 Kombi... having trouble refitting brake cover back on over the shoes. Do we just use some force here, or
should it just fit over easily?
Have adjusted to minimal adjustment on bottom winders and can't see any other way of bringing the pads in. The difference is a mm or so, but as we
attempt to force the lip on the cover starts chewing into the pad.
Any tips here would be good. Hope someone is handy...
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ratty 63
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 01:09 PM |
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...never done shoes on a Kombi, but they are basically the same design as the beetle/type III/etc so the same principal should apply.
The brake drum (which is what I assume you are refering to when you mention the 'brake cover' should just slip back on if the brakes are in the
fully retracted position. Is the handbrake off? This would hold the shoes out further. Is the wheel cylinder fully retracted - drop the shoes off
the wheel cylinder and see if you can push the pistons back in with a set of multi-grips (be careful not to slip and damage the rubber boots). This
should allow you to push the drum back on with a minimum of effort.
Let us know how you go - even if the above doens't work - I can always ask more questions of those not on the forum...
R 
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 01:14 PM |
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...oh yeah, are the brake shoes centered? when you try to put the drum back on, do the shoes make contact all the way around or only in one area
(closer to either the top or bottom of the shoe)? If they make contact all the way around, then try the above, if they only make contact in one area,
try tapping the shoes up and down a little to see if you can center them.
R
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RainbowFarmer
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 01:27 PM |
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ok - ratty... thanks!
Will head back over in a tick and check both those things.
Thanks for your help, will let you know how we get on...
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RainbowFarmer
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 01:30 PM |
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P.S... Yes. The handbrakes off.
...am not THAT blonde. :P
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ratty 63
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 01:48 PM |
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posted by RainbowFarmer
P.S... Yes. The handbrakes off.
...am not THAT blonde. :P
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.... sometimes you have to check the obvious
R
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RainbowFarmer
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 05:47 PM |
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:sandrine Ok. Sorted. Thankyou heaps for being there.
After stacks of head scratching and much humming and ha-ing the bald one finally realised he'd put the adjusters back together back to front!
:blush
Tis fun aint it... all this bush mechanic stuff... he's moved on to the exhaust now.
I have retreated to house, cos he started threatening a divorce in the name of Volkswagon or sumpthin along those lines...:repuke safer here, I
reckon.
All the best ratty and thanks again.
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ratty 63
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| posted on December 26th, 2004 at 04:45 PM |
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No worries!
Glad you got it sorted - spoke to my brother about this (on Christmas Day) and he tells me that there is something else to look out for when doing
shoe changes on Kombis - apparently many brake places will assume that the Kombi has oversized drums (machined in the past and no longer standard
size) and will supply oversized brake shoes. Of course, if the Kombi has not had the drums machined or had also had new brake drums fitted in the
recent past, the shoes will be too big. Thankfully, not the case in this situation but worth noting for the future.
Hope you had a Merry Christmas.
R :tree
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