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Why do I have to pump my brake pedal - solved!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 31 May 1998 11:58:40 -0700
Thanks to all for all the suggestions for why I have to pump my pedal twice to get good stopping power. I checked the...
Re: how do i bleed my clutch.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:48:59 -0800
...it's the same deal............though you push on the 'other pedal' if using a push-the-pedal method, and on the clutch, you...
Re: What's wrong with my brakes?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:13:01 -0800
...the 'open line nut, push pedal about half way down' close nut, release pedal, pause, repeat' - that method on each line a few time...
Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 7 Feb 2014 19:34:20 -0800
The pedal came loose at the floor. ETKA shows pop rivets as the attaching fasteners. Can anyone verify this? (Pop rivets will make fixing...
Re: brake booster hiss
Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:31:25 -0600
> Nope! Any hiss from the vacuum server when the brake pedal is not being > depressed probably means a leaky servo diaphragm. Unfortunately, these > cannot...
Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
Historical mailing list - jacob simpson
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:36:13 -0800
my 70 westys gas pedal fell off once....i used a coat hanger through the floor to control the throttle cable...it was a...
Causes of rear brake soft pedal
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:25:35 -0700
...With everything all back together, I still have the soft pedal syndrome, where one or more pumps is required to get a firm pedal...
Re: HELP ! Clutch pedal mechanism adjustment access needed.
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:26:14 -0700
I think he's talking about adjusting clutch pedal free play. As a large-handed one myself, I can't imagine how to adjust...
Re: Replacing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 18:22:07 +0000
...Replacing clutch pedal To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 8:06 PM Actually I was thinking method number three was...
Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:24:00 -0800
...On 2/27/04 4:15, "TJ Hannink" wrote: > I ended up enlarging the > hole on the pedal and fitting an oil-less bronze...
Clutch Pedal Going To Floor
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Fri, 13 Mar 1998 07:54:32 -0500
About 2 months ago my clutch pedal in my 83.5 would have to be depressed all the way to the floor to shift...
Re: Crunchy Clutch Pedal Feel - intermittant
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:36:25 -0700
...On 15 Apr 2008 at 16:35, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Unless you're hearing the noises coming from the pedal...
Re: Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 07:56:16 -0400
...Hey all, > How in the hell do you lube the clutch pedal linkage on a Vanagon? Mine > is getting kinda gritty-feeling and I...
Re: variable brake pedal travel
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 11:25:06 -0700
...Also if anyone wants a rebuilt mc just let me > know.. > > Jonathan Poole > '82 westy > > I have noted a variance In pedal movement that...
Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:13:43 -0500
...In a bracket next to the brake pedal arm near the pivot point of the arm. In other words, look at the brake pedal...
Re: Brake question......
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:48:01 -0700
...what I call 'sinking pedal'. you can test for it with the van not driving, and just put steady foot pressure on the brake...
Clutch Pedal Repair - Archives
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:25:07 -0600
...order to repair that clevis/joint at the top of the pedal arm? Mine is getting loose/drooping some although working fine so I...
Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 8 Feb 2014 08:59:02 -0500
...Accelerator Pedal Attachment? The pedal came loose at the floor. ETKA shows pop rivets as the attaching fasteners. Can anyone verify this? (Pop rivets...
Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:03:30 -0700
...Pedal feel is good after the first pump - it's just the first pump if the pedal hasn't been used in a while...
Brakes
Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:30:29 -0500
...When I hit the > brakes, there is very little resistance on the pedal and I have to press the > pedal almost to the floor...
Re: adjusting clutch master cylinder pushrod
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 22:51:18 -0400
...Has it been squeaking or creaking before? How many miles are on it? I found that the pivot point on the pedal itself had...
Briefly unresponsive engine
Historical mailing list - al sinclair
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:58:56 -0800
...Occasionally, a few times a day, there's no response from the engine when pushing the accelerator pedal to accelerate from stationary. The pedal...
Air in the brake lines?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:20:46 -0400
...I dismissed it as getting used to the new brakes/pedal/bleeding feel. The last few days i have noticed this pedal feel to...
Re: Bad Master Cylinder?
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Wed, 3 Apr 2002 08:04:08 -0800
...the symptoms: > > If you press the brake pedal quickly, brakes work > great. > If you press the pedal slowly, it will slowly go all > the...
Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:53 -0400
...Somebody enlighten me. <With no pressure on the gas pedal, the fuel is totally shut off, so the engine is not firing on any...
Clutch Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:14:22 -0500
...I am in the process of replacing the TO bearing and for some reason when I press on the clutch pedal (just seeing if...
New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
Mon, 15 May 2000 14:48:27 -0400
...The pedal now goes almost to the floor when I apply the brakes. The brakes are working, as I jacked the van up and...
Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:27:35 -0800
...First pump to the floor them pedal build but not a full hard pedal. No air in the lines and clean and clear fluid...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 14:19:17 -0300
...One thing especially intriguing, that is a special tool that goes between the driver’s seat and the brake pedal. It’s just and...
Re: '87 low RPM/idle problems.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Feb 1997 12:33:25 -0800
>| If I nudge the RMPs up to 1200 or so (using gas pedal) RPMs repeatedly >| drift down, in cycles, every few seconds. This happens...
Re: Brake Problem maybe resolved?
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 06:55:20 -0800
...Now the pedal still goes to the floor but when I pump it it does feel very good and pedal does not go to...
Re: Clutch pedal difficult to push
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:19:09 -0500
...Clutch pedal difficult to push > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I thought I saw this topic either here or on The Samba, but I...
Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 21:10:33 -0400
...hot road air goes thru the rad, then leaks into your pedal area.....I'm busy right now.. but I'll look into mine...
Re: how to stop a runaway prius
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:14:43 -0700
...Couldn't be simpler! Of course the root cause of the Audi controversy was 'pedal misapplication' ie the driver was mashing the accelerator pedal...
Thought problem for Friday
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:25:39 -0700
...When I depress the brake pedal I hear a faint high pitched "whine" from the radio. It's pitch (frequency) changes with pedal pressure...
Re: master cylinder problem thoughts?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 4 Feb 2015 19:13:32 -0800
...No air in the system and the pedal is firm both at the low position and at the pummped position. Bled 3 separate times...
Re: question about bad sound when releasing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:28:15 -0800
...The sound is not >audible when the pedal is completely depressed, but as I start to lift my >foot in either first gear or...
Re: How do you adjust clutch pedal free play?
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 14:21:11 -0800
...The easiest way is to open brake bleeder and push brake pedal down and hold it with some piece of wood wedged against the...
Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:39:10 -0500
...When I > press the brake pedal in, it goes down quite far and the brakes do not grip > as > they should. When I push...
Re: Clutch Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:50:59 -0800
...It's not good to push the clutch pedal down without a clutch slave cylinder and engine connected to it in the back. Last...
Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 25 May 2009 15:33:40 -0700
...I changed the master. > My pedal was much higher after bleeding. > > In the course of a week, my pedal has gone back down to...
Re: Clutch Pedal Does Not Move
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 13:24:57 -0400
...Clutch Pedal Does Not Move > > > > > > > After putting in my locking differential, replacing the clutch, > > > flywheel, brake master, clutch master, clutch slave, and brake > > > switches...
Re: cruise control
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 07:30:42 -0800
The only problem I've ever had with VW cruise is the vacuum switches on the brake/clutch pedals. If you have a Mityvac...
Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:36:08 -1000
...but do say about your clutch pedal free play at the top of the pedal travel. Scott On 4/15/2016 7:36 AM...
'81 Westy excessive clutch pedal play
Historical mailing list - Michael D. Landis
Fri, 3 Oct 1997 10:58:50 -0500
Over two days my clutch pedal has gotten very loose, to the point where it's almost all "play". The clutch still engages fully...
variable brake pedal travel
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:07:28 -0600
Reguarding the strange braking problem, My Vanagon has displayed the same irregular and typically long brake pedal travel. After checking the rest of the...
Re: Help: Stuck accelerator pedal
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Sun, 30 Jan 2000 12:08:53 -0500
...Stuck accelerator pedal > > Help. 1987 syncro. My accelerator pedal is stuck in the full-on position. > I > can pull (hard) on the cable in...
Brake Problem or Nature of the Beast?
Historical mailing list - mad madeline
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:12:06 -0700
...Didn't realize it until I used the brake pedal to slow down, and found there was no pedal! The brake pedal worked after...
Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:17:20 -0700
...At very least, inspect clutch pedal wear at hole where clutch master cylinder push rod clevis passes through. Van-cafe or gowesty have a...
Re: Brakes still going to the floor
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:05:05 -0400
...By the way if you are pumping the pedal to bleed brakes, put a block of wood under the pedal so it can't...
Re: Squeaky Clutch Pedal
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 May 1996 10:24:18 -0500
...squeak I was getting every time I pushed down the clutch pedal. >So, as normal, I first checked with the Bentley manual to become...
Re: Clutch Question
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 8 Mar 1998 09:17:40 -0800
...Logically, it sure seems like you should be able to depress the clutch pedal with the fluid out. It sounds like the piston has...
Re: e-brake adjustment/rear brake adjustment/slow clutch
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:51:28 -0500
...the pedal goes almost to the floor >before disengaging the clutch, and grabs almost immediately when letting up >on the pedal. Could this be...
Re: SYNCRO PANEL VAN-mileage questionable
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:16:18 -0500
...I couldn't help but notice the wear on the rubber pedal pedal covers and be suspect of the odometer reading. My 90 Westfalia...
Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:56:30 -0700
"pumping the gas pedal prior to starting has no affect. other than psychological perhaps." That's what I meant when I asked whether the...
Re: accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 02:41:19 -0500
If the underside of the accelerator pedal has come loose from the bracket/clip at the end of the accelerator cable, then all you...
Vanagon's Weakest Link
Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:27:33 -0500
...I'm talking about the gas pedal here folks. Mine feels as though it is about to fall right off. Any DIY ideas for...
Re: Metallic "click" when depressing clutch pedal (Searched archives)
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 16:26:32 -0500
...Then get someone to operate the clutch pedal to allow you to isolate the noise. It could be coming from the slave cylinder as...
Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:01:50 -0700
I experience that rod becoming disconnect from the gas pedal, once in a great while, on vans here and there, and I just put...
Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:12:31 -0700
...With engine running, hard pedal pressure seems to result in the pedal continuing to fall slowly until maybe 3/4 down, then stop. Engine...