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Date:         Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:41:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
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From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <46F8975E.7261.1CCA211C@vwdiesels.gmail.com>
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At 01:06 AM 9/25/2007, Shawn Wright wrote... >I actually bled the rear again tonight, even though I hadn't >opened anything back there. I guess some air had got past the >proportioning valve when I did >the calipers, as there was some there. Pedal is now good and firm, >with no "droop".

It seems you've solved your problem, but for others who may be following this thread:

I've had a similar problem, and noticed that the rear cylinders are not level. Air can get trapped at one end, and won't be bled when using the normal procedure. I removed the mounting bolt for the cylinder, and rocked it back and forth while using a pressure bleeder. I also pushed the pistons in while doing this (to drive any air toward the center, where the bleeder is), and got some pretty good bubbles to come out.


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