You wrote: >But with the Vanagon it's different - if I brake hard I get a rather severe vibration (the whole bloody van rattles) and the brakes feels like they grab then slip, grab then slip, grab then slip ... I get a rapid whop whop whop whop noise and feeling.< Dan, this sounds like the classic symptoms of warped disks or out of round drums, although I find it hard to believe a VW mechanic wouldn't have thought of that before he started replacing the rear wheel cylinders. This condition is NOT normal and should be repaired for safety. Cheers, John Franklin San Rafael, CA 85 Spider, 86 Syncro GL, 87 505 Turbo S |
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