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| matteyp |
  Jul 29 2011, 07:52 PM
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Nothing a little JB Weld can't fix...  Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 8-June 09 From: WA Member No.: 10,450 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Heres another one to add to my stupidest things list...I've been hearing this really loud whirring sound coming from the back end of my volkswagen for about the past 3 months or so, i thought it may be the bearings again but I just replaced them last year so I let it go for a few months...or 6? Anyways ripped the drums apart
Yesterday and found my vw golf has the most ridiculously complicated drum brakes I've ever seen. Gotta take all the bearings and the hub apart to get the drum off. Once I did that I was surprised to find out the weird noise I was hearing was actually caused by all the springs beings snapped and missing. Drove like that for quite a few thousand miles....what a dummy. Anyways once I got the left side back together i tore the right side apart and then realized everything is now opposite. Just couldnr get my brain wrapped around that. Started the job at 2pm and had it all buttoned by midnight with the help of my friend and my gfs dad. Ohh well guess I'll know how to do that next time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| Cupomeat |
Jul 29 2011, 10:05 PM
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missing my NY 914 in VA Group: Members Posts: 1,338 Joined: 26-November 07 From: Oakton VA Member No.: 8,376 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Glad to hear you got it all fixed and back together. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
I once took apart my friends Rabbit rear brakes in his parking lot only to have the entier bearing fall all over the ground and I couldn't get the race off the spindle. I was 20 and had no money and we needed the car that night (not to mention they'd fine him for having the car immobile in the lot) so I walked to the car parts store 3 times getting different pullers and such until we made it happen. Sometimes you just need to fix it, so it gets fixed, even if it takes 10hrs, |
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| rhodyguy |
Jul 30 2011, 06:29 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,198 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
what year is your golf?
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| matteyp |
Jul 30 2011, 07:01 AM
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Nothing a little JB Weld can't fix... Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 8-June 09 From: WA Member No.: 10,450 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Golf is a 98, not a bad car. 180k and it still runs strong. I've only had to replace the bearings and a water pump and it leaks some oil but it still get 34mpg!
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| ArtechnikA |
Jul 30 2011, 07:31 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
When I uprated my ur-GTI for autocross, I swapped over the rear disk parts from an '85 GLI (and yes, the MC...). Never liked the disk/drum concept...
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| VaccaRabite |
Jul 30 2011, 07:49 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,628 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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My old 98 golf had 4 wheel disks and never got better then 27 to the gallon. I was told at the dealer that all 98s were 4 wheel disks that year.
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| matteyp |
Jul 30 2011, 08:37 AM
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Nothing a little JB Weld can't fix... Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 8-June 09 From: WA Member No.: 10,450 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I really wish I had 4 wheel disks cuz man what a pain in the ass! Maybe yours came from Canada or something. If u go to any auto parts store they always give you the option, at least that's what I've found.
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Jul 30 2011, 11:07 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
There were rear drum brake equipped Golfs in 1998. Simple, in fact far more simple to do a brake job on one of those than a rear disc equipped car.. Pull the cap, the pin, the lock collar, and the nut. Remove the drum, do the shoes and cylinder, and put it back together. Nearly every rear drum car I've ever seen has mirror image left and right parking brake mechanisms. That's how they make 'em work. Hour, tops, including bleeding the system. Maybe 1.5 for a first timer.
The Cap'n |
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