mine are spongy--1990 Westy dale --- Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Blake, i'm not sure it is of much comfort to you, but > my '84 westy is kind of similar... The brakes work, > but i most certainly can't lock them up. Fortunately, > i happen to know the PO and original purchaser of my > van (my dad), and he says it has been like that since > day one. I don't really have the metal clunk > phenomena, though... > > The only thing i am still trying to extract from this > list is the difference between older model brakes like > yours and mine, and the newer '86+ ones. > > Fortunately, with an '84, you typically can't get > going fast enough to really need uber-brakes ;-) > > If ever you are in fremont, CA, you are welcome to try > my van and see how it feels stopping, simply for > comparison... > > Good luck, and i totally understand your need to have > better working brakes! > > -Damon > > > --- Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > Thanks for the great thread everyone. I'm the > > original poster > > > > When I slam the pedal to the floor I can't get my > > wheels to lock up. That > > the bad part. > > > > I hope that I haven't tapped all the ideas out of > > the list. :) > > > > Thanks for all the comments and help everyone. > > Blake Heinlein > > 84' Westy. > > Sacramento, CA > > > ===== > '84 Westy (Sparky) > '65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma) > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com
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