Date:         Tue, 8 Aug 2000 01:31:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@mindspring.com>
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From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@mindspring.com>
Subject:      Eeeek! Brakes?
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Traveling down from Tahoe this weekend, in the mad bumper-to-bumper
traffic,
I had to make more than my share of panic stops.

To my surprise, I found that I could ground the brake pedal, but the Van
came nowhere near locking any of the brakes.
I had replaced the front pads not that long ago, so I am wondering...

If I had rears way out of adjustment, would this cause the problem I am
describing?

Brake pedal spongy on hard/full application,
able to get the pedal to the floor without locking the brakes (hot
brakes)

thanks


Todd
'88 Westy

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