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Re: [T3] Rear brake drum


On 25 Aug 2002, at 9:18, Daniel Baum wrote:

> I'm going to have to open my rear brake drums at some point, not only to
> evaluate their condition, but also to find out why my handbrake doesn't
> work.  Is it possible to adjust the rear brakes with the drums open like
> this? I have read the instructions for doing it through the little hole in
> the back of the wheel, but it just seems that while it is all open like that
> it will be more accessible and easier to see what's going on.

You really need to make the adjustment with the drum on, otherwise there's 
no way to tell how you're doing. OTOH, once everything is open you should 
make sure that all the parts are freely moving so the adjustment can be done 
easily.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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