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• Re: Just Gotta Be A Vacuum Leak!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 23:17:28 -0700
  ...Under their listing of "excessive brake pedal >>> travel", they list sevo vacuum leak, and shot brake servo. I don't >>> know if this makes...
• Clive bashing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:10:43 -0500
  ...had servoed disk brakes.< -------------- Clip -------------------- There are more people injured in Texas every year from long neck beer bottles rolling under the brake pedal...
• Brake Master Cylinder Replacement Summary
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:39:10 -0700
  ...3) Replace the seals on the servo and reservoir. 4) It might be easier to remove the reservoir while the cylinder is still mounted...
• Re: Clutch and Slave stuff
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:59:59 -0700
  ...So it's the Master Brake Cylinder (again) or that Brake Servo thing. Thanks Bill H. 88 Silver GL (4 speed) Pittsburgh --- jbrush@aros...
• '71; brake vacuum hose substitute
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 17:26:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...the cheaper but reliable vacuum hose that runs from the master servo to the intake manifold? What's on there has stuck me with...
• Re: Power brake booster on Type II
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:58:10 -0500
  derek@best.com (Derek Au) writes: >And maybe someone could help me out here, I'm going to retro-fit the brake >booster servo...
• Re: Winkler/Oettinger brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:45:09 -0800
  ...The Oettinger brake assembly consists of 4 disc brakes (ventilated fronts) >with solid brake calipers and a dual-servo emergency brake. It not only...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan A. Sinclair
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:48:57 -0600
  ...wrote: >> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >> from the servo and the female on the MC are...
• Lessons learned replacing brake master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:44:31 -0400
  ...There was very minor leakage on the face of the brake servo and I couldn't detect anything inside it. That's about all...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:16:45 -0400
  Send it back and get the unit with the electric servo. The Vanagon does not have enough vacuum for this to work reliably. Will...
• drums to discs.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 10:40:12 -0700
  ...The disc brakes don't have this servo action and so VW installed a vaccuum booster. If you want the stock pedal effort, Lee...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:55:04 -0700
  ...Master Cylinder - Help! 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male from the servo and the female on the...
• bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:58:38 -0800
  ...bleeding bloody brakes Hi list, I am looking to get some input on my brakes for a 1984 Westy: I have replaced front calipers...
• Re: 86 syncro brake questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 20:10:02 -0700
  ...any fluid loss, none noticed, so what should I check for? Brake servo? 2nd problem is a loud tick from the left hand valve...
• Re: your opinion please - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 10:56:17 -0700
  ...Any better suggestion as to where to mount the servo? I'm curious where other's mounted their units. Brake wiring: It says I...
• How to Adapt Brake Vacuum line for engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2008 17:31:48 -0700
  ...I'm trying to find the best way to run the hard plastic vacuum line (for brake servo) in engine bay to my Jetta...
• LED Brake lamps and Audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:22:45 -0700
  ...What If in fact want the Servo wanted to see was a load on the brake lamp switch so in would see that it...
• RE:[2] Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Sykes
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 10:41:00 BST
  ...fron the intake naifold, all >the way forward to the poer brake servo. Replaced the valve Thanks for the reply. However I am not...
• 86 syncro questions/ for sale too
  Historical mailing list - Andy \"The Music Man\"
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:36:02 EDT
  ...any fluid loss, none noticed, so what should I check for? Brake servo? 2nd problem is a loud tick from the left hand valve...
• Re: Cruise control progress
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:08:34 -0500
  ...What happens when going up long hill and it goes to full throttle, the servo stick open at full throttle. Not fun at all...
• Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:17:03 -0400
  ...I'm not leaking fluid and I have bled the brakes with practically no results. Is there a power brake servo that's gone...
• Re: 82 westy brake troubles...2nd master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:09:11 -0600
  ...times. > Checked the brake servo and it passed along with the one way check > valve. > I suspect either my brake pressure regulator is failing...
• Re: Eurovan brake vibration
  Historical mailing list - Reece Isaac
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:51:59 +0000
  ...on it now) but I have had the Brake servo fail twice and a vacuum pump fail in the first 15 months I've...
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:03:30 -0700
  On 3/16/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > Looks like a return bump stop for the clutch or brake pedal. Few people...
• Re: 2wd locking diff - followship question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:50:24 -0800
  ...It is spliced from the vacuum line to the brake servo to a vacuum reservoir and then to the dash mounted vacuum switch. Mark...
• Brake Problem or Nature of the Beast?
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:12:06 -0700
  ...Could other brake components be bad? The master cylinder does not leak. Not sure ow to tell if the Power assist servo is working...
• Vanagon List Brake Special (Spring is coming!)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:59:58 EST
  ...Brake Master Cylinder- (ATE)- $80 Brake Servo (aka Booster)- $195 Rear Wheel cylinder (ATE)- $12 Rear Brake Shoes (ATE)- $40 Rear Brake Shoes (Aftermarket...
• Re: Clutch and Slave stuff
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:03:36 -0400
  ...So it's the Master Brake Cylinder (again) or that Brake Servo thing. Thanks Bill H. 88 Silver GL (4 speed) Pittsburgh --- jbrush@aros...
• Re: Rostra 250-1223 Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 22:58:08 +0000
  ...It was failure of the servo itself, most likely electrical (for fun, I took apart a previously failed servo hoping to see a tear...
• Re: Electric VW Pick up truck
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 17:04:07 -0800 (PST)
  ...don't have to deal with the servo stuff for the brakes, and its somewhat lighter... Thom -- > If at first you don't succeed...
• Aftermarket cruise control finally working!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 17 May 2009 16:49:07 -0400
  ...I grafted this in place of my original straight tee that goes to the front brake booster. The storage cannister went nicely into the...
• Re: [A] Camper woes
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:50:18 -0500
  ...There is supposed to be about 6" of rubber hose going from the hard plastic brake vacuum line to the brake servo. I haven...
• Re: Power brake booster on Type II
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 22:20:28 -0600 (CST)
  ...retro-fit the brake > >booster servo and master cylinder from a '71 vintage vanagon. I've already > >purchased the servo (yow! that was expensive...
• Re: '88 Vanagon - failed cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 21:06:57 -0700
  ...The clutch and brake pedals disengage the cruise system. There are two systems which back each other up to ensure the pedal disengage works...
• Re: Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 20:06:29 -0400
  ...booster servo is bad, allowing it to contine to apply pressure when it shouldn't? Or, a kinked/rotted/etc rubber brake line. Or...
• Cruise control progress
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 15:03:00 -0500 (EST)
  ...Gene suggested hooking up the vacuum feed line to where the line goes forward to the power brake booster. Right now, mine is taping...
• Re: Motive Bleeder Recs
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:50 -0700
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What I really want is servo valves on the cylinders so I can do it all >> from the...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:14:30 -0500
  ...that the pump is only hooked to the servo. The electrical switch on the brake and clutch still turns off the cruise control when...
• Re: Still won't run right
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:17:22 -0700
  ...good shape? Any chance you worked on the vacuum lines to brake servo (booster)? Any vacuum leaks? All vacuum lines connected? Hope that sparks...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:54:30 -0700
  Along these lines, does anyone have any wisdom regarding whether stealing vacuum from the brake booster hose is any better or worse than stealing...
• Re: LED Brake lamps and Audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:25:49 -0700
  ...What If in fact want the Servo wanted to see was a load on the brake lamp switch so in would see that it...
• Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 6 May 2020 16:26:54 -0700
  https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads/st1300-audiovox-ccs-100-troubleshooting.119551/ Brake Wire Connection: The purple wire from the cruise control servo...
• Re: Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:25:46 -0400
  ...Is there a power brake servo that's gone bad? Can master > cylinders go bad without leaking fluid? > > Please give me some tests to...
• RE: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 08:47:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Basically the brakes >are awful. It stops but not quick enough to feel safe in. He's fitted >new drums, shoes, pads, master cylinder...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:02:03 -0500
  ...wrote: >> >>> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>> from the servo and the female on the MC are...
• Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:57:58 -0700
  ...Of note, found it curious that the '30's Bentley has a servo for the brakes, yet the brakes are entirely mechanical. Makes sense...
• RE: Q's about your cruise control installation
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 14:23:08 -0700
  ...In my '72, I put the servo under the floor near the gas pedal and let it pull the throttle cable. My '84 is...
• Re: 81 Westy Break/Engine qusetion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:55:28 -0800
  Well I did all the tests & the Brake booster servo is shot. Will it be OK to just plug the large vacuum line that...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:47:41 -0700
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/new-parts-past/power-brake-servo-rebuilt-281612105-x HOWEVER, do check the areas noted by Dennis...
• RE: misc.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 15:57:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Finally replaced all 3 sections of hose from the manifold to the brake booster servo (also replaced the master cylinder, which leaked), and the...
• Re: need help- what is this hose?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:49:22 -0700
  ...This is the vacuum hose going to the brake servo drum in the front of the car. But right under the pipe, there is...
• Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 8 May 2020 00:51:25 -0700
  ...119551/ > > Brake Wire Connection: > The purple wire from the cruise control servo must be connected to the > positive side of your brake switch. Normally...
• Re: '71; brake vacuum hose substitute
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:01:10 -0500
  ...I ended up getting the right stuff from a place that specializes in power brake systems. It seems to be exactly the right size...
• Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:19:33 -0400
  ...curious that the '30's Bentley has a servo for the > brakes, yet the brakes are entirely mechanical. Makes sense, just, > well very different...
• Re: Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:55:09 -0700
  ...Is there a power brake servo that's gone bad? Can master > cylinders go bad without leaking fluid? > > Please give me some tests to...
• Re: Need some advice on how to work with 2nd gear brake band
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:34:34 EST
  ...I have done a few of the 2nd servo pistons with the trans in the vehicle as well, If you don't have tool...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:44:33 -0400
  ...Mike Houlton, Maine Dennis Haynes wrote: > Send it back and get the unit with the electric servo. The Vanagon does > not have enough vacuum...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:13:53 +0100
  ...the pedal, not plain bare feet - thought you all had servoed disk brakes. I think everyone should be made to drive a car at...
• RE: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 11:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...fron the intake naifold, all >>the way forward to the power brake servo. Replaced the valve > > Thanks for the reply. However I am not...
• Help with part identification/ 82 1.6l Diesel
  Historical mailing list - seth rippey
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 15:47:35 -0700
  ...1) in the Haynes manual for the air cooled vanagon this part appears to be in close relation to the brake servo vacuum hose...