Date:         Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:50:05 -0800
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Neils Brakes: "What Me Worry?" (WAS: pedal feel)
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com>
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On 3/24/10, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:21 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> youtube video (should work. can't check it on this computer)
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC_s2lTJRbE
>>
>>
> Neil,
>
> The clip is only 2s long, so it's hard to tell what's happening there -is it
> meant to be longer? I just went out and stomped on it - the van hasn't run
> for 2 months - and I heard noise from the rear shoes within 1.5" of travel,
> and heavy pedal pressure took it 1/2 way to the floor, with the last bit of
> travel being a very slow creep over maybe 5 seconds or so, while holding
>>75lbs pressure on the pedal. I can't start the van to compare the situation
> with vacuum added, but will do so on the weekend. I did hear a faint sound
> from the MC/booster area that could have been a little bit of fluid seeping
> past the seals - a little 'fwit' sound every few seconds while pressure was
> on the pedal. With the second and subsequent pedal tests it seemed a bit
> higher, but not as pronounced as when driving, so perhaps the issue is with
> the booster? Both booster and MC are original - '88 with 415k. I have a new
> spare MC, but would rather not start another project before a road trip next
> weekend...
>


Dag nab it. Yah. Yah. Video should be longer.

It uploaded entirely.  <shrugs>

Here's another attempt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzUqGPXMA9U

It works on my other computer.

Interesting you hear the shoe noise too.

FWIW, my pedal is super hard w/o booster assist.

Thanks for checking your pedal!

Neil.



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