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• Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:53:53 -1000
  ...OK, so I do that. >> >> Dig into my brake bleeding box and find my bleed hose...It's turned to >> gum and is no...
• Re: Sewfine? CHEAP BRAKE VACCUM CONTROL VALVE ('71 Bus)! Shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 16:27:10 MST
  ...I put that on the valve, and lo and behod, the smaller hose just fit inside the schtock hose coming off the booster. A...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:34:20 -0500
  On a recent trip from Chicago to Texas, my brother and I replaced the rusted thru line leading to the rear brakes on his...
• Re: [WetWesties] Air Cooled 2.0 : High Hydrocarbon (smog) Parts Check?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:54:40 -0800
  ...The vacuum hose to the aux. air valve is capped as is a hose at "T" at brake booster vacuum pipe. I assume the...
• EeziBleed for changing brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Mackenzie
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 17:04:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...EeziBleed > is a sizeable reservoir that you fill with brake fluid, and hoses and > couplings. You attach one hose to a tire inflated to...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:48:41 +0000
  ...hose idea. I did not have too hard a time "after" employing this method. Happy trails. NOTE**** I would bleed the entire brake and...
• Re: gas leak update, coupled with questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 May 2010 22:41:36 -0400
  ...But the hose looks like another A/C hose. Yours, David
• Re: Front squeaking after 20 min
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 08:12:12 -0400
  ...Use brake grease to keep the slides from rusting again. Pads should have proper anti-squeal shims. Make sure caliper pistons move freely. At...
• Re: Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:31:41 -0400
  ...Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper? Tim, Every vehicle you see on the road ( including your's) has steel brake, fuel, and if applicable...
• Re: Bleeding Brakes & Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:14:47 -0500
  Tim, >This weekend I am changing my back brake pads and am planning on replacing >the brake fluid while I am at it. The...
• Re: Tires again!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:01:42 -0700
  ...on some ..the parking brake will not hold the van on a steep city hill. and be careful about unsupported hose ends.. ( at front...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:25:04 -0700
  ...so they are joined by a > small hose. > Then, pushing on the brake pedal, I pump brake fluid backwards and up > through the clutch...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:53:04 -0700
  ...the hose. No need to open the hydraulics. then the disc and hub will come off the spindle. Should really change the brake fluid...
• Re: Gas tank vent line questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:56:18 -0700
  ...On one tank, the PO had a brake bleeder valve put in in place of a broken off nipple. Plus two metal vent lines...
• Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:25:52 -0700
  ...to differentiate it from fuel hose which gets hard and stiff with coolant use and from brake line hose which has a blue liner...
• RE: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 11:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...this rubber hose joins a betal tube that runs forward under the bus floor, to near the master cylinder and power brake booster (a...
• Re: Vanagon? Master Brake Cylin
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 12:12:22 -0600
  ...don't >forget that the same brake fluid reservoir also supplies the clutch master >cylinder! That hose was the only thing difficult to remove...
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for older Vanagons......
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:57:10 -0400
  You will need to replace the spindles, calipers, rotors w bearings, and the hoses. The later set up does offer the advantages of a...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:41:57 -0800
  ...Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD > Does anyone know if these are any thing more than a > bottle with two pipes (one going down...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:28:30 EDT
  ...It is not one of the brake light switches - they screw into the brake master cylinder itself, but this is actuated by the pedal...
• Re: Quiz for the diagnosticians - 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:46 -0700
  I'd be concerned about the 23 "hack" connections made on the brake booster vacuum hose. (and others) The last transition to the OEM...
• Re: Trouble bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 19 May 2004 16:17:59 -0700
  ...Drop back to the old method and hook a hose to the bleeder stick it in a jar with a little brake fluid in...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 26 May 2013 16:24:29 -0500
  ...He adjusted the brake shoes and noted that the e-brake > was adjusted as far as it can go. I may have worded my...
• Re: Bleeding Brakes & Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 07:08:31 -0600
  ...or pushing the brake pedal down gently can allow air to remain in the system in high spots. The bleeder hoses with the one...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 17 May 2001 10:45:34 -0400
  ...hose in coffee can (4) keep master full of fluid (5) close valve I don't like the thought of pumping the brakes when...
• 1988 bus reaches 100,000 miles!!! film at eleven.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 02 Dec 95 18:35:53 CST
  ...62,065 n/c replaced another small section of fuel hose (another leak!). 62,246 30.00 replaced ALL fuel hoses & clamps. 45.00...
• Rear brake drum/shoe replacement - bleed brakes? grrr
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:49:47 -0600
  ...Historically I've run a hose to a jar of brake fluid, had a second person pump the brake pedal, open the bleed screw...
• Re Stainless braided brake lines
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Mon, 17 May 2004 07:46:29 -0400
  http://www.paragonperformance.com/volkswagenbrk.html I have delt with this place in the past they made a set of brake hoses for my...
• Re: temp gun
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 10:29:06 -0700
  ...Left brake vs right brake & radiator hoses are just a few of the times I've used it. Also works well for telling me...
• Re: wisdom of brake fluid res. location
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:04:26 -0500
  Removing the brake fluid from the rug is easy. Remove the rug completely, hose it off, throw a little soap on, scrub with a...
• Re: Leaving Virginia for Maine .. Update
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 3 May 2009 19:11:34 -0400
  ...Then I noticed that when I hit my brakes, my digital clock's LCD would fade out. When the brakes were released, the display...
• Re: Bad things come in threes, and two of them are/were in the Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:09:10 -0400
  ...I'm > going > to check rear/e-brakes, (auto) tranny and differential, to start. > > When I worked on the hoses I only lifted the...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:06:22 -0700
  ...Remove fluid so level is below braided rubber hose to clutch MC. Use **clean** turkey baster or w.h.y. Remove braided rubber hose...
• Fwd: air intake snorkel hose
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:39:45 -0700
  ...air intake snorkel hose To: Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski <kupcinski@gmail.com> Google "Brake duct hose" or look at it at Pegasus Racing's catalog...
• Re: VDO Oil Press. Hose upgrade install.?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:29:06 -0500
  I used a 10mm adapter and 1/4 steel brake line running to the top of the engine. Two hose clamps hold the VDO...
• Re: Brake bleeding tools
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:10:49 -0400
  ...Typically, when I've bled brakes before was to connect a bleed kit (hose and cup) to the bleeder on one wheel (or in...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 21:47:49 -0700
  ...or > more will have its own brakes! > > For the budget mined the brake spindles, calipers, rotors, and hoses from > an > 86 and later will...
• Vacuum gauge install
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 13:35:25 -0700
  ...So, starting at the brake booster, there is now a short piece of hose (about 2"0, then the oneway valve, then another short...
• Service happening, tips requested
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:53:15 -0400
  ...This fall the van is having the brake fluid changed, the old coolant hoses replaced, and a general inspection. As the gas tank is...
• Re: Oil light problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:28:20 -0500
  ...again that interfaces with available brake tube fittings. I then bring the tube up and using two hose clamps the sensor can be mounted...
• Re: refrigerator update
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 20:12:53 -0700
  ...One of the places I visited today had brake line. It was larger. This is 4 mm. He said the brake line he had...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 26 May 2013 13:43:51 -0700
  I've seen brake hoses swell on the inside and act as a one way valve. Your problem sounds like a bad caliper though...
• Re: Vacuum pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:43:54 -0400
  ...hose over to either the accumulator or actuator. Yes, vacuum from engine is ported through a one-way valve directly to the power brake...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:07:21 -0700
  Wouldn't the 'slower' bleeding of the rear brakes be due to the presence of the Pressure Limiting Valve ( for the rear brakes ) you...
• Re: Rebooting a idle 87 vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 21:22:35 -0500
  ...I would mostly do inspections of hoses, belts, and of course brakes. Don�t worry about changing tranny oil. 5 years is not that...
• installing new clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer L. Horsman
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 12:01:50 -0400
  ...start? I know I have to pinch off the hose to keep back the brake fluid so it doesn't leak all over the...
• I need help with this vacuum hose...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Oct 95 12:16:22 EDT
  ...hose that was broke in two. i replaced it with a new one. the van will not idle at all tho the brakes work...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:09:00 -0500
  Bill, This must be bleed just like brakes. You have air in the system still. Have someone hold the pedel down and open and...
• Re: brake booster
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 12:05:41 -0600
  ...Anytime you are in the neighborhood like replacing the master cylinder you should check for brake fluid in the passenger side of the booster...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Feb 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 14:05:28 -0500
  ...Brake Help Please!!!!! >> << Message: Obscure 2.0l rebuild questions >> << Message: Re: wbx 6, should I? >> << Message: water leaking and power loss? >> << Message: Re: Brake...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:28:53 -0700
  ...For a good while I've > looked for the stainless steel sheathed brake hoses for the 80 to 83 model > years, but never found...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 25 May 2013 18:49:32 -0400
  ...of some sort, so I disconnected the vacuum hose form the engine, no more brake problems. I believe a bad booster, and the thing...
• Re: Front brake caliper hangup '87 Vanagon- any advice
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:56:13 -0400
  ...George, How old are your brake hoses? I had one on one of the vans that had gone bad internally, causing it to act...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:52:32 EDT
  ...OTOH there's nothing wrong with stock rubber brake hoses either. At least you will know they fit. Ken Hunter 82 Westy 1.9D...
• Re: How to tell L from R brake calipers - 77 Westy ATEs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:43:41 -0400
  ...How to tell L from R brake calipers - 77 Westy ATEs So I'm eyeballing these two rebuilt ATE calipers that came with different...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:04:54 -0400
  ...Frank Condelli sells an excellent hydraulic hose replacement for the P/S lines, I used copper-nickel alloy lines for the brakes (from http...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:28:39 -0700
  ...I just did a complete brake job including rebuild calipers and new hoses all around and they still feel softer than I'd like...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:52:59 -0400
  A mechanic friend told me that the new low moisture absorption and/or synthetic brake fluids can contribute to brake line rusting. He told...
• Re: 89 rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:34:36 -0700
  ...I love my air cooled buses.30 some odd hoses > ....good grief. >> New big brake kit for the front and rebuilding the rears and...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:45:45 -0400
  ...Essentially, the line that is leaking/broke, is the long line that goes from the brake proportioning valve (at the front right of the...