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On 30 Jun 99, at 22:14, John M. Kowalski wrote: > OK, I took off the RF wheel and found that all brake springs were intact. > Puzzled, I used a broom stick to push on the brake pedal while I watched > the brake shoes move. Indeed, the shoe with the bleeder valve (furthest > from the Master Cylinder) moved more than the other. I then swapped the > brake shoes and springs and again pressed the brake pedal. Sure enough, > now the OTHER shoe moved more than the other. The more movement followed > one of the springs. My conclusion? One of the two main brake springs is > weaker than the other. Okay, but consider that no matter how well matched they are, one will always be weaker. I really wish you had found something more obvious. No doubt you do too. > I took off the springs, hooked them together and scientifically pulled them > with my grubby hands to see if one stretched more than the other. I wasn't > able to notice it. However, one spring looks to be a little more rusted > than the other. Maybe that is the weaker spring. Wow, good thinking. This is a really good test and it will give you a good idea exactly how different they are. > Why didn't I notice this before? I think because this is the first time > that the front brakes worked as they should. Since I used sandpaper to > take off the little glaze there was on the brake shoes and drums, it took > about a week for the shoes to settle into place. Once settled, the brake > spring difference made itself apparent. Does that theory hold water? Seems weak to me, but this whole episode has been just a bit strange. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe