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Date:         Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:17:46 -0600
Reply-To:     Marion Lyle Lathem <skylink@MFIRE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marion Lyle Lathem <skylink@MFIRE.COM>
Subject:      !985 Vanagon GL
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I'm a lurker... I have a 1985 Vanagon GL with brake problems. Yes I have studied the Bentley quite thoroughly, yes I have tried to get something from the archives, and could not get there numerous times. The one time I did get in, my computer hung up.

I have checked my brake shoes and pads and they are like new, the rear shoes are tightened as much as possible. I have checked the one way valve from the intake manifold going to the brake booster, it is right. I have tight brakes and have good pedal, when I start the engine, the pedal drops and holds just like the Bentley says it should. I do not have much pedal, and at times I feel the master cylinder piston bottom out. I pulled the master cylinder vacuum line, my foot on the brake is constant and solid with no bleed down. I have driven it with the booster disconnected and I can really romp on it and cause a lockup, it is hard though.. but I do not bottom out. The Vacuum booster, does not leak, that I can hear, and I even have good brakes to a point, unless I get into an emergency stop situation, the piston bottoms out, it stops in it's own time, with no lock down..? I have bled the brakes some time ago..? This may be the point I'm wrong on, since I just thought of it ...? Marion Lathem 1985 Vanagon GL Quinlan, TX


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