You either have air in the brake system or the rear brakes are messed up. Does the hand brake work? If you pull it does the pedal now feel normal? If so, the rear brakes are worn or not adjusted or the drums are oversized, etc. Also, the rear brake cylinders are supposed to have a spring to push the pistons out against the shoes. Only ATE still has this spring. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jonce Fancher Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 8:15 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: brake pedal to the floor Hi all i have a 81 westi that the brakes go to the floor the 1st time you hit the brake pedal. on the 2nd pump it is VERY solid and brakes well and no pulling. i checked the bentley on the booster and the one way valve. both checked good so im not sure if the master cyl is bad. there is also good pedal with it not running also. i do have a 2nd master cylinder from a 85 vanagon. is it the same from the 85 to the 81?? thanks Jonce Jonce Fancher 57 Single Cab 66 Sunroof Bug 66 Variant Squareback 71 Sunroof Bus 75 911S Sunroof 84 Vanagon "Godfried" 85 Vanagon Westi 2003 10 Passenger Sprinter Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/ |
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