Date:         Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:19:55 -0700
Reply-To:     neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      THANKS - Report (brakes)
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Hi all.

First off thanks for help on brakes (bleeding)

FWIW, I used the gravity method to bleed brakes. (no time to get parts
together to build power bleeder) Did one wheel at a time. Went around
twice. First time some bubbles came out the fronts, second time
nothing but fluid. A few tiny bubbles came out drain bleeder on Pside.
Regardless, getting them out really helped things. Much improved
though pedal will still bottom out to metal if pressed hard.

I hammered on the brakes (it's raining, so better for testing me
thinks) and Dside ass end came around. Not totally, but enough to make
me think rears are out of adj. Fronts have even wear and pads/rotors
hardly worn at all. I'm taking it in to have a power bleed done and
rear shoe adj. done as well.

Anyways...

Things are on track and if this work at "Beetle Spa" doesn't help,
then I dunno what I'll do. Maybe a caliper/rotor upgrade??

;^)


Thanks!


--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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