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On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 09:31, jason.smith@sarcom.com wrote: > > The car sat for a long time so I want to just replace the parts. I know the > adjusting stars are rusted in place, even after trying to use PB Blaster > etc. to loosen them. > If you have the drums and shoes off, screw the screws all the way in, and use them for leverage. If needed, apply some heat. > What all do I need to replace on this system? Adjusting stars, springs, > shoes etc.? > Reuse the adjusting stars and screws. But they are the same as a Bug. The springs are different, and could be hard to find. If they look good, reuse them. Replace the shoes, and remachine the drums. Rebuild the wheel cylinders. Just get a couple kits and a deglazing hone that fits. A scotch brite pad is helpful too. > Any things I should look out for? > > Is there anyway to tell if the drums are still good? > Measure the inside diameter of the drum, and check the runout. The shop doing the re-machining will know what to do and check for. Or they should. The maximum diameter is stamped on the outside of the drum. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org