Re: [T3] Holy Grail & (New Content) Brakes

[Michael Carmody <michael@designcentre-usa.com>]

On seats tracks:

When I removed the driver's seat from Yoko the other day, one of the two plastic
seat rail covers fell off, broken in two. I just stuck it back together the way it
was and it held fine. My Beetle didn't have such things...just metal with some
vaguely slippery substance coated where it counts.

I can't believe the prices some of these cheesy little things go for. I mean, I'm
all for bone-stock restorations -- that's the direction I want to go with my
Square. But under the seat? Come on, use a little teflon tape or silicone spray or
something, man! $200+? Too rich for this po' boy's blood.

It reminds me of that book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," in which
one of the guys on a cross-country bike trip refuses to use shims cut out of a
beer can on his BMW bike, insisting on the factory BMW part. Shims!!! It's a
mindset I don't entirely understand, but if that's their thing, that's their
thing.

On brakes:

I took the Square for a drive around the block yesterday, though I haven't got the
brakes bled yet. They were plenty strong enough to stop me from 15 mph. Anyhow,
whenever I would step on them, the car pulled to one side. Do you think this will
go away on its own once I adjust the brake shoes and bleed the system? Or does it
automatically mean it's time for new shoes/pads? Or is it just one of those things
that you can't tell until you do it? I know there are a lot of unknown variables
in this equation,  but anyone with experience on brakes that pull, let me know if
you please what kinds of things to look for. I know it might be grease on one of
them. What else causes this? Unequal adjustment? Stuck mechanism? Curious. It's
just been too damned hot to bleed them. (Check this out:
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=67201 )

Thanks so much for all your great help, volks. Lucy and I appreciate your
Obi-Wan-like guidance. When I was under the car the other day, Jim Adney appeared
over my shoulder and suggested I use the force to get the new center brake line
attached to the T-fitting in the rear...and it worked!

Best & Better,
Carmody
'67 Squareback (Yoko)
Squareback Rescue Adventure 2000
http://www.kcisp.net/~carmody

PS: Oh, yeah! If you haven't checked the Squareback Rescue Adventure page lately,
take a peek...I added photos of my previous VWs.


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