Date:         Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:59:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brakes lock-up
Comments: To: ccsvanagon@wmconnect.com
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Sounds like it's time for a brake inspection. Please let us know what you find.

2009/10/17, C. Chris Snyder <ccsvanagon@wmconnect.com>:
> Hope some one can shed some light on this new problem with rear brakes????
>
> Yesterday while I was backing out of my drive way, I got halfway down the
> drive and the vans right rear brakes locked-up. I could not move backwards
> any further. I then went forwards and tryed again, same thing! so, I tried
> driving all the way back up my driveway then I tried backing out of my
> driveway again and low-and-behold, no problems. I drove around and
> everything was good. No problems after that. The only diffrence I felt was
> that the brake pedal was and has remained at the top instead of the pedal
> being about halfway down as is usual.
>
> The master cylinder is right at the max mark..
>
> This is an '87 Wolfburg that has had no brake problems in the past other
> then over a year ago the brakes all the way around were replaced.
>
> Hope someone can help narrow this down for me.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Chris
>


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