Date:         Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:44:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Steven Edmundson <stevo@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steven Edmundson <stevo@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Brake help continued
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Thanks to everyone that replied to my question. Now I've got another one
for you. From the replies I got it's pretty much clear that I need to
replace my master cylinder and should change the fluid while i'm at it.
I've looked around on the net for master cylinders and came up with
prices anywhere from $80 to somewhere around $260! Granted some were
brand new and others were refurbed, but that's a big price difference. I
need a little help picking one that's right for me. I don't want to go
broke replacing the MC (I need a little money left over to fix the other
things that are wrong) but I don't want to but one that's going to take
a dump on me in a year. Any help on which one I should get? Thanks


                            Steve
PS. As someone else already posted, where can I get a kit to rebuild (?)
my shift linkage stuff. Need to work on that too.

 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.
>
> Stevo
>
> My `97 GTI
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