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Date:         Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:04:45 -0400
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Why do I have to pump my brakes?
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <3572B354.67E8@eyring.com>
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Another cause of brake peddel going down to far, and then pumping to increase peddel height, is rotors or drums have been cut down to far.

Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler

On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Fred Porter wrote:

> Austin wrote: > > > > At 05:52 PM 5/29/98 -0700, you wrote: > > >Lately my 1988 Double Cab requires me to pump my brake pedal once so it > > >will grab a little better. If I push the pedal down on the first pump it > > >will go 2/3 of the way down and it will softly stop the truck. If I pump > > >it again it will only go 1/2 of the way down and I can stop much better. > > >It is a bad master cylinder, bad rear brakes or what? > > > > > >-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- > > > > The rear (drum) shoes need adjusting. > > ***I think this diagnosis is quesitonable....i replaced shoes, drums and > wheel cylinders on both reare brakes. Before and now after the > servicing, my brakes were/are slightly soft, and after a couple cycles > of the brake pedal are noticeably tighter. But, i think my rear brakes > are set up pretty tight to begin with since it takes very little pull on > the emergency brake lever to set them tight. > later, > fred > > > > Austin (BTDT) >


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