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• Brake booster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 22:31:45 CST6CDT
  ...A restricted and/or cracked hose would result in little or no assist and after repeated brake applications, the pedal would become more diffficult...
• Re: Free stuff
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 17 Feb 2021 18:58:56 -0700
  ...braided stainless front brake hoses that I bought for my 1990 Westy that aren't compatible with the GW Bigger Brake Calipers.Free for...
• Re: stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they make a difference?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:11:34 +0000
  My experience with these braided SS brake lines is limited to motorcycles. They do have a better feel in that context, but I think...
• Re[2]: Dealer service ripoff?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 16:11:18 CST
  .....Bruce Anderson, the Technical Director of the Porsche Club of America recommends against braided stainless steel-over-teflon brake hoses. They work good, and...
• Re: Brake Bleeding Hose?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:22:57 -0700
  On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > We talking a special hose with some...
• Re: need help- what is this hose?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:38:05 -0400
  Vacuum hose for brake booster. Attaches to intake manifold just under the fuel pressure regulator. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:09:47 -0400
  ...replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5) There is a far better way.... Master cylinders work on a simple premise...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:51:58 -0700
  ...hoses to attach to the bleeder valve. Still no use, > its always about 50% air coming out and never stops. How do the brakes...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:58:46 -0600
  ...replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5) > > I would spray the metal connections down with either PB Blaster or WD...
• Re: HELP - how do I replace front brake line???
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 12:17:26 -0500
  ...Bentley was useless. > > Any description or decent pictures of how the brake line, the brake > hose, and this clip are fastened and hold together...
• Help with brakes!! UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Sun, 22 Jun 2098 09:55:23 -0000
  ...The Dealer did replace both calipers and front brake hoses. It is on both sides but mostly on the right side. I was going...
• Re: brake fluid lost. Questions.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 13:46:00 -0500
  ...dot 3 brake fluid, Should I use dot 4? > 2) are these mixable? > 3) should there be a clamp on the hose connected to...
• Re: Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:05:49 -0400
  ...Hot brakes! I had the same smoking front brakes experience on a SUV but not on vanagon according to the mechanic: - failed brake hoses...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:48:50 -0400
  ...vacuum from the brake booster hose is any better or worse than >>stealing it from the fuel regulator vacuum hose? Do they go to...
• Re: Next question - Removing 35 yr. old brake lines from MC. :-/
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 09:47:29 -0400
  ...Next question - Removing 35 yr old brake lines from MC. :-/ Well, since the brake hoses actually have a plastic ring around them that says...
• Re: Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:53:41 EDT
  ...an internally collapsed brake hose,check this by opening the bleeder(with wheel off the car)then see if brake stops dragging.The only...
• Re: Case of the disappearing brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:56:04 -0700
  ...brake hydraulic components (i.e. did you pull the drums and check for fluid inside the rubber boots on wheel cylinders? Flex hoses? Hard...
• Re: brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 26 May 1999 09:15:36 -0400
  ...Drill a hole in the cap, > screw in the fitting, attach the hose. Now fill the container about half > full with fresh brakefluid. When...
• brake booster diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:22:11 CST6CDT
  ...A restricted and/or cracked hose would > result in little or no assist and after repeated brake applications, > the pedal would become more diffficult...
• (Fwd) brake booster diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 16:00:15 CST6CDT
  ...A restricted and/or cracked hose would > result in little or no assist and after repeated brake applications, > the pedal would become more diffficult...
• 82 westy brake troubles...2nd master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - michael johnson
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 21:50:28 -0800
  ...New seals on the front calipers(didn't need them)new rubber brake hoses,new rotors and pads. Rear brakes appear to be fine...
• couple brake job questions
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 17:58:54 -0400
  ...Also, what kind of hose do I need to connect to the bleeder valve to bleed the brakes? Thanks for the assistance. david
• Re: brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 26 May 1999 00:32:00 -0400
  ...Drill a hole in the cap, screw in the fitting, attach the hose. Now fill the container about half full with fresh brakefluid. When...
• 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
  ...replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5) > > I would spray the metal connections down with either PB Blaster or WD...
• Re: Brake pedal is high in warm weather?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 May 2004 08:53:48 -0500
  ...You might also look for a vacuum leak in the engine compartment brake booster feeder hose that is intermittent. Stan Wilder ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:55:18 +0000
  ...replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5) There is a far better way.... Master cylinders work on a simple premise...
• Re: Squeaking Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:11:31 -0500
  ...Old hoses can close up on the inside allowing the pressure from applying brakes to force fluid to the caliper(s) but, due to...
• WAS Change fuel hose from tank to pump NOW stopping smaller lines
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:43:06 -0500
  Don, How do you use them to stop brake lines? I find I have to take a dowel and sharpen it in a pencil...
• Re: a thing to share...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:49:01 -0700
  ...they mentioned attaching a hose from the left rear brake bleeder to the clutch bleeder with both bleeders open. Then just pump the brakes...
• Vacuum leaks...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 23:47:03 -0500
  ...The brake pedal should go down, a little. That's what it did. Plenty of fluid. Vacuum hoses look okay. Bentley says test the...
• Re:Brake fading
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 08:38:53 -0400
  John says: /> One other thing - while test driving and test braking I noticed that a /> rapid series of hard pumps on the brakes seems...
• Re: brake shoes cont..... 7mm wrench
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 06:32:48 -0500
  ...you know, other end of hose in a jar of brakefluid..??? -----Original Message----- From: Jimmy Sanby <SanbyJ@telkom.co.za> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Shocks and brake job, one question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:42:42 -0400
  I disconnected the clutch hose and capped it. I did not have rebleed my clutch as the bubbles flowed up into the brake MC...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:19:50 -0700
  ...a PSI gauge, a length of hose, a tire 'stem' with the core removed, and an old brake res. cap with a small hole...
• Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:00:34 -0400
  ...Maybe a caliper/rotor upgrade?? Don't overlook the fact that brake hoses deteriorate on the insides and may have closed up to the...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:43:30 -0400
  ...two hose > fittings on the cap. One connected to the compressed air source. The > other connected to the cap of the brake fluid reservoir...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:47:34 -0500
  ...brake lines and hoses? I checked the beach I checked the van to get laid and thebomb.com I can't find any procedure...
• Re: Brake dust indicator
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:03:56 -0400
  ...The brake hose is a common culprit for a hanging caliper. Z Sent from my iPad > On Aug 13, 2014, at 17:01, Mike...
• Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:44:24 -0500
  All this talk about brakes lately got me wondering. For a good while I've looked for the stainless steel sheathed brake hoses for...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 21:05:39 -0700
  ...Lesson One is to check the hoses used in my brake bleeding equipment...it seems that brake fluid does a job on most of...
• Re: '82 clutch capers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 12:08:52 -0600
  ...rubber hose that goes in and touches the top of the brake fluid bottle. With the hose on your bleeder the hose fills with...
• Re: 71 Bus Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 08:43:43 -0400
  ...The original large vacuum hoses are cracked and falling apart. Is /it possible to replace these with heater/coolant hose or is there a...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 14:36:02 CST
  ...only way to find out would be to disconnect the big vacuum hose and see if it was wet with brake fluid. i've...
• Brake line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:52:46 -0500
  I'm replacing all of my brake lines with copper-nickel-ferrous hard lines and new flex hoses. I'll be reusing the spring...
• Re: Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:26:34 -0700
  ...They also sell premade brake line kits and radiator hoses. DrRfuo SOCal-81 vanagon
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:35:37 +0000
  ...replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5) > > I would spray the metal connections down with either PB Blaster or WD...
• Re: stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they make a difference?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:07:26 -0700
  "On 1/19/06, Jim Henry <jch@jchgis.com> wrote: > I have replaced the rubber brake lines with stainless steel on my RX-7...
• Re: brake problem analysis needed 85 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 09:35:09 EST
  ...Brake hoses are bad and are ballooning. I have all of these parts (with pictures for easy identification) on my website (see url below...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 3 Sep 2019 20:27:03 -0400
  ...So if I get the GW hose kit mentioned by Dennis as well as the two front bleed fittings mentioned by my mechanic, what...
• Re: Brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:36:59 -0700
  ...I've tried everything, but I always get a stream of bubbles out of the brake bleeder valve/hose junction..Maybe I just haven...
• Re: Fw: brakes
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:50:53 -0400
  ...cylinders, new jurid brake shoes, new VW dealer front pads, new rotors, new hardware kits front and rear, and new hoses all around,(my...
• Cleaning Brake Fluid Spills
  Historical mailing list
  30 May 97 08:29:47 PDT
  ...behavior as I washed them with a hose. I knew I had spilled a little brake fluid on them. I know I shoulda done...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 08:11:28 -0400
  ...Lesson One is to check the hoses used in my brake bleeding > equipment...it seems that brake fluid does a job on most of...
• Fwd: Vacuum pump
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:18:39 -0400
  ...If the brake vacuum booster or a vacuum hose to it fails, your brakes would just be much less responsive as the "Vacuum assist...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:57:48 -0700
  ...two hose fittings on the cap. One connected to the compressed air source. The other connected to the cap of the brake fluid reservoir...
• Re: powersteering hoses? Need One
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Sun, 31 May 1998 11:48:43 -0400
  ...metal hose that runs off probably to the front. > The braket that holds the hose has wore a hole in the hose. Does anyone...
• Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:56:04 -0400
  ...Here is what I think might be the problem: -The rubber brake hoses are old and starting to balloon. -Front brake pads aren't...
• stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they make a difference?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:04:54 +0000
  ...pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/u/aumb39/brickwerks/products/T3/brakes/braids/braids.htm so since i am in the uk right now...
• Re: brake bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:39:04 -0400
  ...to bleed the brakes on my '88 Vanagon after replacing the master cylinder, calipers, rear wheel cylinders, and brake hoses. I purchased one of...
• Re: Break fluid leak
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:08:13 EST
  I am thinking that you might be leaking fluid from the rubber hose that goes from the Brake fluid reservoir, down to the Clutch...