rear brakes

[jayvanman]

Hi,

I 've got a van with no rear brake pipes and wondered if any body here could tell me where the flexi pipes go.

I've noticed there is a hole in the chassis/ spring plate just opposite or near where the pipe will come out of the piston inside the drum and I assume it is for the pipe and I have notice 2 mounts for the securing clips on the swing arm but surely the flexi pipes don't run along the swing arm / a arm as there'll be no movement there, or is there more than one flexi pipe fer side ?

if anybody can describe to me what happens to the pipes after the t junction to the drum i'd really appreciate it thanks.

photo's would be a big help as, you may have noticed, I'm not that familiar with the correct names for everything.

Thanks

Jason

 

[faux]

I haven't got any photo's unfortunately but here is a link (p73)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/72bus/72II-73.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is a hard line that goes from the brake Cylinder along the A arm, then it goes into a flexi over the A arm pivot and back to a hard line. The hand brake cable then feeds through the buses underside tubes then to a flexible handbrake conduit which then goes to the brake backing plate.

 

[jayvanman]

Thanks mate, the link has helped. so I think I was right but the 2 supports on the A arm threw me a bit. brake pipe comes out of the brake cylinder at the back of the backing plate through the spring plate etc and up onto the top of the A arm to the support, then into flexi.

so far so good ? somewhere there is a T section that connects to the pipe that goes to the master cylinder, can anybody tell me where ?

and does the flexi go into it ?

Jason

 

[type2tattoo]

Not sure if this will help, I had allready removed the T peice I think?

 

[jayvanman]

Cool.

so there should be a brake line support on the round bar behind the gear box, then hard pipe from each to T junction and back to master cylinder.

thanks guys

Jason

 

[type2tattoo]

Cool.

so there should be a brake line support on the round bar behind the gear box, then hard pipe from each to T junction and back to master cylinder.

thanks guys

Jason

Sounds right, the bit with the T peice was bent to go round above the gearbox thing