[Vwdiesel] Extended Cab VW truck and Conclusion to my sad story Brake problem

[Terry Briggs]

Sweet looking truck, someone spent a whole lot of sweat pulling that  
one together. If I was rich I'd snap it up in a second.
On Jul 26, 2008, at 11:37 AM, Craig Osborn wrote:

> Check this out -
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> I came across this during one of my eBay searches for parts.
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? 
> ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=
> STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250273976298&rd=1>
> &ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250273976298&rd=1
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> My brake problems were caused by (drum roll..........)
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> Defective brake shoe hardware.  Seems as though the arm that the hand  
> brake
> cable attaches to had a VERY slight bend in it and when the hardware  
> heated
> up and the metal expanded, the brake shoes would not retract after  
> being
> engaged.  The shoes would work fine when cold in the shop.  I  
> accidentally
> discovered this when I bumped the hand brake cable when taking off the  
> drum
> after a road test and heard the brake shoes retract.  Before  
> discovering
> this, I replaced just about every other component on the braking  
> system.
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> Oh well - now I have a brand new brake hydraulic system that should  
> last for
> years.  The master cylinder was bad as well, but was not the cause of  
> the
> locked up drum.
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> Another Plus --- I can do a brake shoe and bearing job in minutes with  
> my
> eyes closed!
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> Craig
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