Well I bled the brakes as advised and the problem went away. At least for a few days... Now the pedal is slowly getting softer each day. Again I can pump it twice and it firms right back up. The pedal also doesn't keep falling once it reaches its firm point if I hold it down. I am assuming air is entering my system somewhere. The only problems I had when doing the work below was a slightly leaking rear drum cylinder if the piston comes out too far and I also accidentally dropped one of the front calipers and it stopped hard hanging by the flex line. However over these few days I have checking that front line and there is no fluid leakage and the reservoir has not dropped at all. Any ideas? Kurt 87 Wolfsburg GL -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Camealy Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 1:27 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Very soft brake pedal unless it is pumped? I just replaced my front bearings (requiring removal of the calipers) and my rear brake shoes. When I went to test drive the car the pedal went almost to the floor and then slowly stopped the van. I followed the Bentley exactly on the rear drum adjustment. I even tightened the adjusters until there was drag on the drums then backed off a couple clicks. The emergency brake works great as well. The system was never opened in the front or rear so what is going on? If I pump the pedal the travel is greatly reduced and it firms up to stop the vehicle. It also doesn't appear to sink after pumping until the next time I go to brake. I am leaving for a trip tomorrow and have no clue what is going on?
HELP!
Kurt 97 Wolfsburg GL |
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