Date:         Wed, 18 Jun 2003 06:59:07 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spongy Brakes
Comments: cc: hradek@YAHOO.COM
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In a message dated 6/17/2003 11:11:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

> I have brakes too that I am not sure about.
> If you hit the brakes hard?   can yo lock up the
> brakes?   Seems to me that if you can lock them up it
> does not matter if they are spongy.   I just figured
> it was a feature on the vanagon and the bug for that
> matter.   Never got that good hard feeling like the
> ford. 

       Well, I'm not so sure.  I have a lot customers vans in here that have 
good hard brake pedal feel.  I also have quite a few with the spongy feel 
also.  I have never yet been able to track down exactly where the problem is or be 
able to repair it.  Frustrating for sure !

Cheers  

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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