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Subject:Rear brake warning signs?
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:15:39 -0700

Near the end of our last road trip, I heard some scraping from the rear end
when applying brakes which sounded like it could be a wear indicator
telling me something...
I've never had the rear drums off - do the shoes have wear indicators
normally (the PO used  oem shoes from dealer)? The noise wasn't always
present - is there anything else it might be? I have a new set of shoes, but
I would like to avoid removing the big axle nut, which I understand is
possible. Does anyone have any good write-ups for this procedure
bookmarked before I dive in?

Thanks.--
Shawn Wright
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'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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