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• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:24:51 -0600
  ...Rubber brake lines expand over time and brakes fade and become less effective because of it. Mushy pedal ... you can feel the line expanding...
• Re: Testing the Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:09:48 -0800
  Only 80-84 models have the logic that supports the brake pressure warning system. I have never opened the brake warning module to see...
• Brake light flickering--Should I be worried?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Fri, 17 May 96 08:11:19 -0400
  (note the cynical sarcasm in the subject line) The brake light symptoms: 1. If the engine revs above 3000 rpm (and only after it...
• Re: Brake light switch on brake master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:39:12 -0700
  ...Brake light switch on brake master cylinder > It looks like I have a leak from one of the brake light switches on the > master...
• Rear brakes squeel, '81 van
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 08:13:03 -0800 (PST)
  I recently re-did the rear brakes - shoes and drums - on my '81 and I'm getting a squeel and grinding sound when I...
• Re: Worth of Big Brake Kit...better brakes on 86 up vans...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Thomson
  Fri, 14 May 2004 11:36:28 -0700
  FWIW, I did the big brake upgrade on my 87 syncro westy and I'm very satisfied with the results. Additionally, the front disc...
• Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:52:14 -0400
  ...DOT 4 brake fluid is now used in all production vehicles. The new fluid is recommendd for all Volkswagen brake systems and is completely...
• replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:58:37 -0400
  ...I'm considering replacing the rubber brake lines at the same time as a change the rotors, however, I have heard these can be...
• Re: Why do I have to pump my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:04:45 -0400
  Another cause of brake peddel going down to far, and then pumping to increase peddel height, is rotors or drums have been cut down...
• Re: Brake pedal fades to floor at stops
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 14 May 2008 00:26:15 -0700
  That's true , if it was 'just air the lines" ( which does not happen unless something is worn out, or the brake fluid is...
• Re: badly rusted mystery part
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:58:27 -0800
  On 12/12/07, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > > Anyone have a link to or source for such an adjustable brake > regulator...
• Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 22:26:16 -0600
  ...The brake warning light in the instrument >> panel won't go out. Brake fluid is good (this van has the brake fluid >> level sensor...
• Re: '87 Syncro brake failure?
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 23:51:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...SOmeone put DOT 3 brake fluid in your system. Vanagons require DOT 4. DOT 4 brake fluid has a higher Boiling point (or temperature...
• Brakes (Again!)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 20 Aug 1994 20:46:32 -0700 (PDT)
  Okay, When I last posted, I had bled the brakes (again) after replaceing two of the lines. The brakes worked well, but after a...
• Vanagon List Brake Special (Spring is coming!)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:59:58 EST
  I am going to run a Brake special for all list members starting today and running to the end of March. This should help...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:38:01 -0600
  ...brake light issues > > Greetings everyone, > > I'm having brake light issues. �It seems that when I press my brakes, > the brake lights only come...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:32:05 -0700
  Hi Paul, what I tell people with squealing front disc brakes, and the pads are known to be good ... is to brake harder some...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:31:18 -0700
  ...Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long) >Brent, > The brake fade you are experiencing is due to vaporization of brake fluid (more >specifically, whatever is in your...
• Re: Brake Light Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:20:16 -0400
  Recently, I asked for help with a problem I was having with my brake lights. They only worked when I pressed very hard on...
• Re: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:05:07 -0500
  So, other than the bracket that attaches the carrier to the hub, how are the Burley Motorsports rear disc brakes different than the SmallCar...
• Brake Light Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 13:01:10 EDT
  ...Can someone tell me were at the brake pedal the wire connects to the brake lights and possibly where the brake light wire enters...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:28:27 -0500
  ...however, since then the few people i've > asked about the performance of the big brake kit have said that it only > improves brake...
• 3rd brake light for sale..Re: LED tail lights etc third brake light
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:16:49 EST
  i have a hatch top 3rd brake light for sale for a vanagon.. new.. $35 chris
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:45:54 -0700
  the Vanagon brake hydraulic is set up differently. 1/2 of MC is for fronts etc. As noted in Bentley (and previously missed by...
• will jumping the switch light up brake lights on 85?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:50:00 -0400
  my brake lights are out again and before I start getting into dicey electrical situations and blowing fuses can someone tell me if jumping...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:32:31 -0500
  One suggestion I will make......if you do not have a one man bleeder, get one........after years of incompetent people pumping the brakes...
• Re: 15" wheels & brake fluid leak
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 20:39:38 -0600
  [brake fluid leak question] > >Another thing came up during our trip - our Brake Warning light came on >when we were on the windy Highway...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:39:37 -0400
  The brake light switches are on the master cylinder and only turn on the light when they see pressure. If you pump the pedal...
• Re: Jaguar vs Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:37:31 -0800
  ...http://vdubengineering.com/products/brake-parent/type2/audipassat-brakes-to-86-92-vanagon/ > > > Chris. > > Wysłane z iPhone'a
• Re: couple brake job questions (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 21:55:16 -0400
  ...After reconnecting the brake line to the new cylinder, close the bleed screw and refill brake resevoir. Does this sound right? Any essential steps...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Apr 2017 to 9 Apr 2017 (#2017-131)
  Historical mailing list - Remy
  Mon, 10 Apr 2017 07:12:13 -0700
  Dashboard brake light Issue This happened in my '85 Westy. Ended up the dashboard brake light was somehow associated with the A/C switch...
• Re: B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:40:39 -0700
  ...Then stop with the emergency brake. I pull off >the top of the console so I can see the brake reservoir. Fluid is in...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:01:31 -0400
  ...There are brake systems that are exactly opposite >to the conventional system, however. My 2001 Passat apparently has >more brake power on the rear...
• Re: BRAKE SHOES DIFF. DOPE
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:14:44 -0700
  ...DOPE > > > 85 westie automatic. > > I am thinking going with 80/140 Mobile one synthic rear differental oil. > > Also professional quality Raybestos rear brake shoes...
• Frozen parking Brake
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 16:24:34 EDT
  ...My '77 westy has been sitting (with the parking brake on) since December in cold and wet western NY. The Parking brake is locked...
• Reply to: brake question
  Historical mailing list - sean bartnik
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 18:24:58 -0400
  Your brake pedal sinking sounds like a master cylinder problem to me, or possibly even a problem with the vacuum brake booster. I'm...
• Rear brakes on the euroslide
  Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 19:14:12 EST
  ...The good news I pulled hand brake about 1/2 way, pushed the foot brake. ALL GOOD it was hard. no nose dive all...
• Re : Help...brake question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 08:57:51 EDT
  ...You may find the rear brakes are quite worn and wont adjust satisfactorily anymore. Good luck, Steve Cotsford
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:09:45 -0400
  ...Bleed the whole brake system, starting at the back right (passenger side) brake and work your way up. Lots of info in the archives...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:00:30 -0700
  ...Disc brakes on the rear dramatically improve both braking feel and performance. I have changed over several cars including 2 race cars and the...
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 09:36:21 EST
  In a message dated 11/24/02 6:24:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, urlauber10@hotmail.com writes: << IMHO, the emergency brakes are a...
• Re: brake pedal slow returning to resting position
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:11:40 -0400
  If there is nothing mechanically binding, you most likely have a bad brake booster. Sometimes, the boosters can fail bad enough to actually pull...
• Re: self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sat, 30 Nov 1996 00:07:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...Since you're fronts are disc > brakes, when you gain pedal travel (brakes working less effectively) it's a > sign of one of two...
• Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 21:39:33 -0600
  ...The kit contains all parts needed to bleed the brakes except a bottle of fresh brake fluid,a a drain hose / jar to collect...
• Re: Vanagon Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Flat Four
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 04:35:43 -0400
  ...Vanagon Brakes Hello When I brake hard, the front of the van drops down. Because of this I believe the front disc brakes provide...
• Brakes and brake pads: Semi Metallic vs. Organic?
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 22:41:26 -0500
  ...organic brake pads. I am about to replace all the brakes (discs, drums, pads, shoes and fluid) Does one brake better then the other...
• Re: unclas diagnosis of brake issues - what do you all think? (was: Help...
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:46:10 -0600
  ...Sticky > (front) brake > > calipers can do this. Same for brake shoes (in back). > > Riding around with your emergency brake on can make things nice...
• Re: Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:01:15 -0700
  ...It shows a brake switch. Neil. P 47.2 of my BGB shows a brake light switch on the MC. On Thu, Oct 30...
• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:57:25 -0700
  ...While brake >> upgrades and such buy some time or capacity any downhill >> application of the >> brakes for an extended period will become a problem...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:10:36 -0700
  ...as in regen brakes ....conventional brakes work great, but what a shame to waste that accumulated energy ( momentum ) into just heat and brake pad...
• Parking/Brake Warning light *SOLVED!*
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Sat, 30 May 2009 12:06:08 -0700
  Some silly person carpeted over to of my PB switch, keeping it pressed in.� Therefore the switch thought the brake was off...HA! LOL...
• Re: LT--Possible Source of Heavy Duty Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 09:40:33 EST
  Drew, What's the difference between the 16" Syncro brakes vs. the 14" Syncros? How about the front brakes? BenT San Francisco
• Re: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:18:40 -0700
  Readjust the rear brakes and it should typically be fine. My brother just did that on my Doka en route from Montana, and the...
• Re: hard-pressed brake lites
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 7 Nov 1994 12:13:38 -0600 (CST)
  On Mon, 7 Nov 1994, Danny Dayton wrote: > > It was > > only after that trip that I found out that my brake lights only worked...
• Re: Steel brake lines, or "I'm coming to get you, Frank"
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 21:21:19 -0700
  I was talking about the regular steel brake lines you buy at a parts store. Just like the ones that are on all the...
• hard-pressed brake lites (was Bobo Iceskater)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Nov 94 09:57:17 PST
  > It was > only after that trip that I found out that my brake lights only worked when I > press down hard so all my...
• 85 Vanagon brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:57:23 -0600
  List members, I seem to have a problem with my brake lights. The bulbs all check out good, to sockets look clean and all...
• Re: Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:53:25 EDT
  Does anyone think it might be the power brake assembly? See if the brakes feel the same when the van is running and not...
• New Big Brake kit for sale
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 22:09:08 -0500
  I have a big brake kit from volks cafe for sale. All new never installed. $500 plus shipping. I also have some new lug...
• Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:41:52 -0700
  ...The brakes on my 84 are in perfect shape, and they aren't very good brakes. I know good brakes from my Porsche racing...