[Vwdiesel] Getting Squirelly

[82 Diesel Westy]

Make sure that BOTH caliper pistons are working.  I
have found often that only one of them is free and the
other one is frozen.  This has been the case with me,
never leaking, but frozen.  Working them on the bench
worked once for me, that other I had to swap for a
rebuilt ATE, at $130 bucks I think it was.
Congrads on the intercooled 1.6TD, nice work.
Bryan
--- James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Do the front brakes, and retest.  Don't get all over
> a set of new pads for
> the first bit until you have heat cycled them a few
> times. Pay close
> attention to the front caliper bushings.  Be sure
> the bolt is cleaned,
> wirebrushed, polished, antiseized, and kissed.  Okay
> mebbe not the kissed
> part.  A pull felt in the wheel is usually front
> brake imbalance.
> 
> The rears locking up may be fixed when the fronts
> are new- they will be
> doing more than they were, like adjusting the
> proportioning.
> -James
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> Behalf Of Libbybapa at wmconnect.com
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:48 PM
> To: Diesel-Vanagon at yahoogroups.com;
> vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Getting Squirelly
> 
> 
> The turbodiesel vanagon is running great.  The 1.6
> TD with intercooler is a
> very nicely driveable combo.  I have noticed that
> the van seems to lean a
> little bit to the driver's side.  When brakeing, it
> does a slight veer to
> the
> right.  If stomping on the brake, it locks up fairly
> quickly in the rear,
> and veers
> more significantly.  I'm thinking rear springs,
> possibly brakes.  Any other
> thoughts, tests, comments?
> Andrew
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp
Restoring 82 Diesel Weekender from my old rusty 82 Westy 1.9NA
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