Date:         Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:06:20 -0500
Reply-To:     "Michael S. Nichols" <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Michael S. Nichols" <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Fw: 1981 Vanagon Brake Servo Replacement?
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> Subject: 1981 Vanagon Brake Servo Replacement?
>
>
> Hello from Atlanta GA.  My daily driver '81 has mysteriously lost brake
> fluid over the past week.  I found a leaky clutch slave cylinder, and
> therefore replaced both master and slave, bled clutch, and all seemed
fine.
> Today however I noted a clutch judder, checked the brake fluid reservoir,
> and discovered that I again had an almost empty brake fluid reservoir.
> Careful inspection of the clutch and brake lines, drums and calipers
showed
> no fluid loss/wet areas.  The brake m/c is one year old Busdepot unit,
servo
> unit original.  Questions--  should I replace both brake M/C and servo?
> Remanufactured units OK, or should I only go with new more expensive
> Busdepot or Vanagain.com units?  Is the servo unit replacement the job
from
> Hades---R&R dash, heater controls, instrument panel...?  Any short cuts to
> replacement? How long should this job take someone who does all of his own
> van work?  Anything else that I should do whilst I have the dash off the
> van?  Thanks!
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael and Christina Nichols
> 2--'81 Air Cooleds
>