"Remco" > wrote:
>Joao Eliseu wrote:
>> When I take my beetle for a ride the brakes the work normally with no noise,
>but
>> after driving for about 10 km I begin to ear a gride noise when I brake,
>each time
>> the wheel makes one turn on the rear right wheel.
>> The drum was removed and found nothing and the noise disappeared for a while.
>Now
>> it is back again and the noise is higher and begins sooner as the time goes
>by.
>> I think that before I replace all the brake lines and shoes that wheel was
>overheated
>> because the brake line of that wheel was blocked. Can it be a problem on
>the bearings?
>> That wheel is a little hotter then the other when I park the car and have
>more
>> negative camber. It doesn't shake but I felt a small vibration this weekend
>at speed
>> of 120 Km/h
>>
>
>I could be way off base here, but remember reading somewhere (book or
>site)that the brakes are prone to grind when the axle nut is not
>tightened..
>Remco
>


I know that and that is why I don't understand the problem. After reassembly the
drum it worked well for a month and then gride noise returned.


Joao
72 Super 1302