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• Re: clutch question
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:50:04 -0500
  How does the clutch pedal feel? It *could* just be a hydraulic issue. You can have someone pump the clutch while you watch at...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:30:32 -0700
  ...Seemed to be fine but as I used the > brakes, the pedal worked worked down to the floor. The pedal has pressure > but if...
• Re: brake light weirdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:56:50 -0500
  ...It goes off when I depress the brake pedal. Back on when I >release the pedal. > >What's going on? Could this have anything...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:05:41 -0500
  Sounds like you need to open the bleeder valves on the back of the wheel and have someone pump the brake pedal while you...
• Re: I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:23:45 -0700
  ...Well yesterday i bled the >> > brakes and it seemed to give the pedal a bit more of a consistent feel, but >> > the pedal is...
• Re: 88GL Tranny Swap - from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:50:37 -0700
  ...Confuses thieves too.😊 BenT sent from my extra pedal On Aug 22, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Most...
• Soggy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:20:01 -0400
  ...My Westy Syncro still has a soggy brake pedal. If I pump, it gets a little better, but not much. Sometimes I hear a...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:18:34 -0700
  ...The odd issue is that we have pressure on the pedal and pump 3 times, open the bleeder and fluid with comes out as...
• Re: Thechnical clutch question....(the answer may help many to save some$$$)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 11:41:50 -0400
  Air in the clutch hydraulics is readily apparent by the clutch pedal being soft and the clutch not releasing. If the clutch releases and...
• Re: Help - clutch-master/slave cylinder? gone in Edmonston New Brunswick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:58:04 -0700
  ...I have seen a few times now .........the 'rock hard stuck at the top clutch pedal syndrome' ........ and it was not a broken throw...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:34:39 -0700
  ...To get a feel for this open a bleeder and work the pedal. You will >> feel this. ....... > >> A soft pedal can be caused by...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:54:01 -0500
  ...Seemed to be fine but as I used the > brakes, the pedal worked worked down to the floor. The pedal has pressure > but if...
• Re: I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:14:13 -0700
  ...Well yesterday i bled the > brakes and it seemed to give the pedal a bit more of a consistent feel, but > the pedal is...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:57:56 -0700
  ...Maybe my "thud" was something in pedal linkage bumping, or secondary piston bumping stop screw on MC? Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
• Re: Help, 84 Vanagon Brake Diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 07:46:30 -0700
  ...If you put the minimum amount of force on the brake pedal to cause the problem: 1) Does the pedal slowly sink to the...
• Re: Clutch pedal repair question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:05:44 -0400
  ...ERic Jean-Woo Kim wrote: >On my 87 GL Wolfsburg, I suspect severe wear on the roll pin that connect >the actual clutch pedal...
• Re: Mushy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Wed, 6 May 1998 00:57:56 -0400
  >>My brake pedal goes about half way down sits there for a split second then drops almost to the floor. They've been bleed...
• Re: Brake Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 21:21:07 EST
  ...shoes >>�Aircraft quality stainless steel brake lines, improves brake pedal >>firmness and resists pedal fade >>Description >>2 wheel drive 86 - Later $525.00 >>4...
• Clutch Hydraulics Problem
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:35:26 -0700
  ...Clutch engages when pedal is very close to floor. I thought there was air in the lines, but no change after all clutch and...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 21:04:32 -0700
  ...Clutch Pedal Click > was thinking more along this > > http://www.oilite.com/bearings2.asp?type=oilite&subtypeid=2 > > site shows pics on other pages...
• Re: Still can't bleed Brake system
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 27 May 2006 21:58:10 -0400
  ...See if there is any pedal firmness. If not, open left front, >>>>>depress pedal, close bleeder, release pedal. You should see the fluid >>>>>level...
• Re: No fly-by-wire in MY vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:37:37 -0600
  ...But if the pedal sticks, floormat not involved, that is a bad system, and Toyota said the pedal sticks. If it is not the...
• Re: Clutch Question and confirm suspisions
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 06:24:58 -0400
  It could be that the clutch pedal itself is wearing where it connects to the slave cylinder shaft clevis. Unfortunately, the only way to...
• HELP!!! 86 Westy with a dead clutch pedal!
  Historical mailing list - Barry Rokusek
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 02:05:22 EDT
  ...I pulled over and had a friend step on the pedal while I looked at the slave cylinder and it moves with the pedal...
• Creaking clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Sep 1994 11:04:01 -0500
  For some time now the clutch pedal in my '79 Bus creaks, groans, and feels (especially if you're taking off in first) like...
• Re: Brakes need help!!!! just replaced r-shoes&hyd cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 15:00:50 -0700
  ...Press the pedal and repeat (sets the shoe position in the center of the drum.) If you can pump the pedal and it holds...
• Grinding in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 15:17:58 -0600
  ...I may have some front bearing issues since I notice that I need to pump the brake pedal a bit to keep the pedal...
• Re: Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:40:30 -0400
  ...Those brakes kinda scared me...I could push the pedal down to the mechanical stop with just my toe. They'd hold, but it...
• Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:20:20 -1000
  ...Good tip on solid pedal, engine not running. > With engine running, my brake pedal almost feels slightly mushy in comparison. > >> Be sure to pause...
• Re: Total Brake Job (longish)
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 09:24:53 -0000
  ...What went wrong? > >In the last few weeks I have felt brake pedal gradually getting at the >bottom when keeping foot at pedal at...
• Re: Replacing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:02:36 -0700
  ...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: dash removal, heater core flush, pedal assembly work
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:31:20 -0800
  ...I did my > clutch pedal using off the shelf bronze bushing and stock clevis pin. I > need to get mine started and done in...
• Re: Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:25:46 -0400
  ...If they are worn down you will get excessive pedal travel. If the friction parts are OK then I would focus on the master...
• Re: What is my problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:19:17 -0500
  At 02:07 PM 2/22/2002, Robert Keezer wrote: >Beginning about a week ago, my brake pedal goes to the floor slowly at...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:31:42 -0700
  ...you get that feeling in the pedal..full hydraulic brake force is not being achieved to the wheels... and the pedal bottoms out on...
• Friends '64 Weekend!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:36:50 MST
  ...Set it on fire! Our friend pulled out his torch and started heating the tube, and we pulled the pedal up and down. Minute...
• Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:17:03 -0400
  ...For the past few years my brake pedal has had to be depressed nearly to the floor to slow down and stop. When I...
• Re: rebuild tranny when changing clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:59:11 -0800
  ...also, pumping the pedal does not cause the clutch to disengage > and i > did not observe any fluid leakage by the clutch master or...
• Spongy Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:21:00 -0000
  <html><head></head><body>Hi All,<div>Brake pedal on my 85 Vanagon Westy (Pearl) was spongy, so I bled the brakes, but that...
• Re: Brakes: out of the frying pan, and into the fire!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 01:58:53 +0000
  ...But there is more checking to be > done. > > At the first stop sign I realized "HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM." > > Hard pedal, but no...
• 82 westy brake troubles...2nd master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - michael johnson
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 21:50:28 -0800
  ...The pedal is still very soft and very little change (little) after you pump the pedal 2-3 times. Checked the brake servo and...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:07:19 -0800
  All it usually means when the clutch pedal won't move is that the slave cylinder piston is already at full extension. If the...
• Hot clutch works, cold clutch doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:36:10 -0400
  I have been having a longstanding issue with my clutch pedal on my 86 syncro. Often, particularly in cold weather, it is pretty much...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:24:34 -0700
  ...I did not have to depress the pedal all the way, But the pedal > pressure needed to START braking was not enough to turn...
• Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 22:54:50 -0700
  Hey Neil, I have the same issue with inconsistent brake pedal feel. Let me know if the mc swap does the to for you...
• Brakes & potential problems
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 15 May 2002 17:34:04 -0700
  ...They work fine now but do harden up with one more pump of the pedal. I checked the brake fluid level under the instrument...
• Re: Mushy brake pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:05:59 -0500
  ...Mushy brake pedal question If they are really pumping up to a normal, firm pedal after one stroke I'd say adjustment of the...
• Re: Still frustrated with clutch problem (87 Westy Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Mon, 18 May 1998 10:57:31 -0400
  ...I get what appears to be fine movement from the pedal. I get resistance, return, etc. Pedal depresses OK, but somewhere the translation to...
• Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
  Historical mailing list - J.C.
  Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:14:32 -0700
  Following up on my "brake pedal not retracting' question from a while ago, we finally got her into the shop and the diagnosis is...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 15:32:21 +0000
  ...You've probably had the rears self adjust so there is less > pedal travel, or perhaps a bubble worked its way out of the...
• Re: Why do I have to pump my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 30 May 1998 00:17:23 -0700
  At 05:52 PM 5/29/98 -0700, you wrote: >Lately my 1988 Double Cab requires me to pump my brake pedal once so...
• clutch
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:02:01 -0800
  ...Checked clutch pedal and it has ab. 1" of free play travel(at foot pedal). Much more than allowed play at the pushrod of...
• Brakes!!! Urg!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:33:40 -0400
  OK gang - brake fluid on the driver's side floor by the brake pedal - Master Cylinder? I hear hissing when from the reservoir area...
• Re: Hot clutch works, cold clutch doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:53:17 -0400
  I have been having a longstanding issue with my clutch pedal on my 86 syncro. Often, particularly in cold weather, it is pretty much...
• Clutch Pedal & Clutch cylinder rod Q
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:33:28 -0400
  The clutch pedal has over an inch of free play, & I mean free play. Part of that is from either an elongated hole in...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:13:43 -0400
  ...I just installed a third brake light, and in the process of doing the wiring had to press the brake pedal to the floor...
• Re: was: Friction, any extra wear 'n tear?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:51:41 -0700
  re He said the state wants us to be in gear with the clutch pedal depressed. that's completely bogus .... I believe you that...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Clevis Hole: Help Determine Vanagon Mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:17:02 -0700
  ...Clutch Pedal Clevis Hole: Help Determine Vanagon Mileage? >> >> yes. Of course. And as was pointed out via p-mail, a lack of lube could...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:44:41 -0700
  ...And, maybe my leg is too strong, but regardless of pedal height, if I push REALLY hard, I can push the pedal to the...
• Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 13 May 2006 23:22:43 -0400
  ...No pedal usually means that the cable that runs from the pedal ass'y to the auto tranny is broken, or has come undone...