"I smell burning brakes"

“I smell burning brakes” - Emilio
This weekend on a drive with some friends, I smelled burning brakes. I didn’t think much of it since I didn’t notice anything wrong with the way the bus felt. When we finally did pull over, the smell was worse, and I decided to check the brake temperatures. Yup, something was definitely wrong since the rear passenger side brake was hot enough to fry an egg on!
Anyone who has ever done drum brakes on an aircooled VW knows that taking the rear drums off on the road is just about impossible, especially with limited tools.
So with that I headed home, called a friend, and got to work.
A huge THANK YOU to Andy for lending me his puller and impact wrench! I would not have been able to do this job with such ease without those tools!
Disclaimer:
This video is intended for entertainment purposes only. “GOTTA SPLIT” assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not “GOTTA SPLIT”.

[@AircooledIndustriesnorcal]

I think it’s a great idea, good job on the video. Very happy that is was a simplemente fix and you can be on the road in no time. 👍🏽

[@longboardluv2]

yes do more videos, we need more aircooled vw content on youtube to help people trying to fix stuff!

[@mattwithdecosecurity]

Keep the short videos coming, all content is good content.

[@jerryrobison3786]

Great video! But you skipped the fun of getting the castle nut off and back on.

[@gottasplit5707]

Haha, not too bad with an impact to take it off and a 5 ft fence post to torque it back on.