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Date:         Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:15:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brake help needed
Comments: To: Steven Edmundson <stevo@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <3B7AF725.10504@sprintmail.com>
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Steve,

It sounds like your master cylinder is bypassing fluid internally. If that's the case you have to either rebuild it or replace it.

Chris. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Steven Edmundson Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 5:27 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Brake help needed

Van: `82 Vanagon Westfalia Prob: Brake pedal goes to the floor when trying to stop Ever since I got the van the pedal would SLOWLY make it's way to the floor if preasure was not kept on it at a stop. Yeah, yeah, I SHOULD have fixed it long ago but I didn't. Now when I push the pedal it rapidly falls to the floor a the while making a kind of wooshing sound (like brake fluid being pushed through a valve) coming from the master cylinder.There is no brake fluid leaking from anywhere that i can see. I'm guessing that the master cylinder is in serious need of a rebuilding but wanted to get some opinions first. Tell me what you think.

PS. I tried to use the search function but it was just taking WAY to long (20 min and going). _______

Stevo

My `97 GTI


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