Ed Bass wrote: >I'm a little late for the thread but I wanted to advise that my 87 Westy >also has spongy brakes. You push once and it is a little soft; pushing >again immediately gives a firmer feel. > Ed, my 88GL had these same symptoms. After a time, I began to notice the carpet was wet. I checked and it was brake fluid. The fix was to replace the brake master cylinder, flush the brake lines, install new brake fluid, and bleed the brakes and clutch line. . I did. No more wet carpet! No more spongy brakes! Clean fluid throughout the system. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver |
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