So, you are saying that changing the seals in the master cylinder (i.e. rebuilding the master cylinder) fixed the problems? This is my next step towards solving my problems. Not a day goes by without me obsessing about Vanagon brakes lately... :-) Thanks for the post! Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Juha Koivisto > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 10:26 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Total Brake Job (longish) > <<<...snip...>>> > > Changing seals (ATE/$7 USD only) of main cylinder makes a big change. > > Now (after about 6 hrs work and with assistance of my wife > and sons (6 and > 9)) brakes are working like dream. > > I encourage everyone who has lot of time and helpful wife to > get ones brakes > going. Time shows how long they last. > > Juha Koivisto > 88 Vanagon (Caravelle) 1,6TD (old school bus with 9 seats) > TURKU, FINLAND >
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