Date:         Wed, 21 Oct 1998 23:38:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Aaron Robinson <arobinso@LINKNET.KITSAP.LIB.WA.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Aaron Robinson <arobinso@LINKNET.KITSAP.LIB.WA.US>
Subject:      Bleeding brakes (sorry more info now)
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Sorry...I knew that I forgot that all important year info as soon as I
sent my mail.

It's a 1991 Vanagon GL. What happened was I was changing the pads and
accidentally pumped the caliper piston out, letting a bit of fluid out of
the system. I fixed that, but the brakes are really spongy...no
pressure on the first pump, but with 2 more quick ones, it will pump up
and stop fairly quickly.

Before I changed the pads the brakes were a bit spongy and that wasn't due
to the pads being worn (what I have no clue). But now that I changed them
and lost some of the fluid (and maybe got some air in there?) they are
*really* spongy. Changing the pads shouldn't affect this...it just gets
rid
 of that nasty metal on metal sound.

Now what I was going to try to do was bleed the brakes and see if that
improved them back to their state before I "fixed" them. I've never bled
brakes. I will have another person around, but I need to know the process
first.

I hope that helps to fill you in on the info

Thanks for the help!
Aaron