"jester74" (jester74)
07/14/2015 at 17:50 • Filed to: None
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"jester74" (jester74)
07/14/2015 at 17:50 • Filed to: None | 0
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Pulled this out of the drum on my rear drivers side brake on the VW. Not exactly sure what this is but I think it’s maybe a part of the e-brake line.
It was rattling and whining something fierce so I fished it out (magnets, how do they work) and around the same time the ebrake was acting funny. I guess I know what I am doing on my days off.
coelacanthist
> jester74
07/14/2015 at 18:18 |
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Hmmm... the smaller end looks like its notched to take some kind of retaining clip. No clue, but I’m glad you got it out of there!
wheelhop
> jester74
07/14/2015 at 19:14 |
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Looks like it could be a pin that helps locate the shoe to the backing plate.. I would pull the drum and make sure it’s not. Brake failure is not a joke
MM54
> wheelhop
07/14/2015 at 20:52 |
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This. It looks like drum brake hardware which really shouldn’t fall out
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coelacanthist
> jester74
07/15/2015 at 12:38 |
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I fear you may be right about the relation to the e-brake. Something like this possibly?
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jester74
> coelacanthist
07/15/2015 at 13:34 |
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Yeah that’s gotta be it. I’ll pull off the drum tomorrow and see what’s going on
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jester74
> coelacanthist
07/15/2015 at 13:35 |
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thanks for the diagram
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coelacanthist
> jester74
07/15/2015 at 13:58 |
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I'm in the parts biz, I love the "what the heck is this" questions. Granted I'm not sure what kind of vw you are working on. Might not be that exact pin, but I'm sure it's something similar.
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jester74
> coelacanthist
07/16/2015 at 11:45 |
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It was actually the retaining pin that holds the bolt in that broke. Fixing it today
Leon711
> jester74
07/19/2015 at 04:21 |
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Fuck drums man.
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jester74
> Leon711
07/19/2015 at 04:22 |
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I was saying that on my day off. Loudly.
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Leon711
> jester74
07/19/2015 at 04:49 |
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it’s odd to me that so many usdm cars have them, even here in the UK where the insurance cartels strangle options for young drivers I’ve only owned one car with them. It was a 1988 VW Polo 1.3l, I think only the base spec sub compacts have them now.