>Essentially after that abrupt stop, the brake pedal went to the floor >and I had to pump the brake pedal to get brakes (I used to do that in >my old beetle, so I adapted with little trouble.) This sounds like a blown rear brake seal... >Later (many hours later on a separate drive), the brakes returned to >normal, i.e. a stomp on the pedal felt normal (no pumping needed) and >braking action occurred as expected. ... but this doesn't! |
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