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• Another Pressure Bleeder "How to" + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:28:52 -0800
  ...on building a brake pressure bleeder http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/Campingart/jettatech/bleeder/index.htm Feel kind of foolish asking, this rhetorical...
• RE: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thomas
  Wed, 10 Aug 1994 12:11:40 -0500 (CDT)
  There's an article in the latest Hot VWs (Sept?) on replacing the front brake hoses on buses. When these get clogged up, the...
• Brake booster questions for '71
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 14:00:16 -0500
  When I bought my '71 Westy, the brake booster was disconnected, the most obvious reason for which was that the rebuilt bug motor that...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:30:01 -0600
  ...Brake fluid will >> eat >> away at most rubber replacements. > > CIP1 carries the correct (blue) brake fluid hose: > http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode...
• Re: HIGH BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT ('71 CAMPER)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:32:01 GMT
  ...the hose where it passes the ignition coil. If the valve is plugged or installed backwards, the symptom will be difficult braking (brakes work...
• Re: Next project: Thoughts on SS vs. Rubber Hose?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:02:27 -0700
  Van-Cafe has all their brake products on sale right now, including their SS/Teflon brake hoses. http://volkscafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?pa...
• How to sites for Brake overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 21:12:32 -0800
  ...I'd like to do everything from the master cylinder, to brake hoses, new pads, cylinders etc. I know there's been a number...
• Re: powersteering hoses? Need One
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elliott
  Sun, 31 May 1998 12:59:15 -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...
• Brake Vacuum Booster Replacement Questions
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:22:03 +0200
  ...The brake pedal slowly goes to the floor. I checked the vacuum hose fitting to the right of the brake master cylinder that connects...
• Re: Front brake question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:44:04 -0400
  You need to replace the steering knuckle, with rotors, bearings etc, and the brake hoses. This is a worthwhile upgrade. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Brake fluid needed?
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:52:49 -0700
  ...the brakes before driving home, bring a friend, a 7mm wrench, and a short length of 1/4" clear tubing (Aquarium air hose is...
• Tubing for Brake Fluid recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 17:02:19 -0500
  Years ago, before I knew better, I replaced the hose from my brake fluid reservoir with the reinforced vinyl tubing that you can buy...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:09:31 -0400
  ...Would I have to > bleed the rear brakes (ore even also the clutch) if I remove those front > hoses? > -Wes > > > > On Thu, Jun 14...
• Brake Bleeder / Coolant Pressure Testor
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:54:20 -0700
  ...In order to pressure bleed the brakes and clutch using my air compressor I bought a very nice adapter from Assenmacher Tools www.asttool...
• ARRGHHH ... not the Throttle Postion Switch
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:37:26 -0800
  Matt, If it stumbles under breaking, especially at a stand-still, you could have a vacuum leak in the brake booster or booster hose...
• Re: Brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:41:33 -0400
  ...I've tried everything, but I always get a stream of bubbles out of the brake bleeder valve/hose junction..Maybe I just haven...
• Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 14:16:20 -0700
  ...Dig into my brake bleeding box and find my bleed hose...It's turned to gum and is no longer serviceable.. It feels like...
• Re: Rebuiliding brake master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 1 May 1999 21:39:56 -0700
  ...hose on the bleed nipple and run it into a separate > container with brake fluid in it...with the hose submerged in brake fluid...
• Re: Retrofitting power steering-is it worth it?/BRAKES
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Tue, 5 May 1998 16:38:02 -0700
  ...and >later brakes can also be installed. The spindles will bolt right up and >you'll only need to change the hoses. I sense...
• Re: Strange braking problem!!!! (this week challenge)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:15:39 -0500
  ...booster! (rear brake are tight!!!) As for the injectors hoses, anyone got a picture of the removing procedure of that little hose?? anyway, i...
• Re: Power brake booster on Type II
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 22:20:28 -0600 (CST)
  ...the front hose seems to go over the booster and back to the filler behind the driver's seat for brake fluid. I could...
• Brake hose too long?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:02:32 -0500
  ...I recently installed a new steel brake line to Driver side rear wheel cylinder. I used a 25" (pretty sure that was length) line...
• Re: '71; brake vacuum hose substitute
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:01:10 -0500
  ...Most places just kind of scratched their heads and tried to sell me fairly bogus stuff (vacuum hose, fuel line, heater hose, etc.). One...
• Re: Bending brake lines for big brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 20:45:09 -0500
  I just finished doing all of the lines and hoses on my '87 Vanagon. I'm vwmike333 on TheSamba. I wrote most of the...
• help!! diesel brake booster vacuum hose flange broken...
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 10:26:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...The flange that attaches the vacuum hose (that feeds the brake booster) to the vacuum pump in my diesel westy came apart... Oil is...
• Re: sticking
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 20 May 2005 09:09:12 -0600
  Check out all your brake hoses. They may look good on the outside but can suffer from inner degradation such that they collapse internally...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 2 Sep 2019 19:06:37 -0500
  ...Pressure bleeding brakes questions https://www.gowesty.com/product/made-in-usa/23638/gw-stainless-steel-brake-hose-bundle-?v= And they fit without...
• Re: clutch master cylinder(bleeding tip)
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Hart
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 01:08:37 -0700
  ...You can make brake and clutch bleeding a one person operation by using a hose long enough to fit over the furtherest brake bleeding...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:29:49 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: brake hoses interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 08:21:47 -0500
  ...physical differences are in the front brake >hoses > > for the 80-85 and the 86-91 hoses. Are they the same length? And more...
• FS: SA Big Brakes in San Francisco now
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:12:01 EST
  ...Complete SA Big Brake Kit for 2WD as sold by most listvendors. These include the new front hubs, bearings, seals, hoses, rotors, calipers (w...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:48 -0400
  ...I paid about $185 for the calipers, including e-brake cables, carriers, hoses and lines; the Passat carriers I got from ebay for about...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:39:01 +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: Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:27:40 -0800
  ...Wilder's Law > Tires, belts, hoses, fluids, brake friction components are all > considered to be wear items. That is, even if driven properly, they...
• Re: Brake Fluid, Where is it going!?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 3 Mar 2012 07:25:20 -0500
  ...was the master > cylinder replaced with the rest of the system overhaul? > > One way to see is to stick some clear rubber hose into...
• RE: Re:Need Brake Caliper Help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 94 09:47:14 EST
  ...roll at stop signs even with your foot off the brake. New hoses fixed it right up. Pat Walsh, walshp@indy.navy.mil '71...
• Re: How to sites for Brake overhaul
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 08:47:22 -0700
  ...I'd like to do everything from the master cylinder, to brake hoses, new pads, cylinders etc. I know there's been a number...
• Van-Cafe using cookies for packing supplies ;)
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:06:07 -0800
  ...I just got my order from Van Cafe in Santa Cruz-- 4 feet of low pressure 7mm id brake hose-- and in the package...
• rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:48:17 -0400
  ...2- Mk4 rear calipers, used with new seals, including e-brake cables and brake lihes. 2- new braided brake hoses from GW (I already...
• Re: Next question - Removing 35 yr old brake lines from MC. :-/
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 18:48:02 -0400
  ...856-327-2242 On 6/8/2012 5:45 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > Well, since the brake hoses actually have a plastic ring around...
• Re: brake fluid lost. Questions.
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 13:54:39 -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...
• Brake hose-pinching device
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:06:25 -0800
  ...Hoping this job turns out better than my last Thanksgiving Day dinner, I am wondering if anyone else has made use of a hose...
• RE: 71 BUS BRAKE BOOSTER
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:41:21 GMT
  ...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: Brake master cylinder Vs Clutch master cylinder Vs Slave clutch cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:58:08 -0500
  ...The reservoir is actually mounted on top of the brake master, and the clutch master is fed by a hose. 'Zat help? Yours, David
• Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:28:06 -0700
  ...Maybe a caliper/rotor upgrade?? > > Don't overlook the fact that brake hoses deteriorate on the insides and > may have closed up to the...
• Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:12:27 -0700
  ...Adding to Stan's list, most important 11)BRAKE and CLUTCH fluid 12) duct tape 13) 1/2 inch hose repair splice to splice...
• Hershey progress
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:12:15 -0400
  ...16 102V (tire Nazis will be proud), and front stainless braided brake hoses. Later this week I'm swapping out the fridge and installing...
• Re: Brake Bleeder / Coolant Pressure Testor
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:28:30 -0800
  ...In > order to pressure bleed the brakes and clutch using my air compressor > I bought a very nice adapter from Assenmacher Tools www.asttool...
• Re: Hissing at booster
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:03:19 -0600
  With a Hose to Your Ear, try to determine where it is coming from ~ Is it Constant with Eng' Running ~ The Fitting where the...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:17:47 -0400
  ...Have hose go into cup above the bleeder. With bleeder open gently work brake pedal until fluid flows out with each pump. Continue for...
• Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:59:20 -0400
  every hose that fit is not suitable for the application. mike PS try putting fuel injection hose on your brake reservoir > From: stuartmacm@gmail...
• Re: Brake line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:32:54 -0500
  ...of my brake lines with copper-nickel-ferrous hard > lines and new flex hoses. I'll be reusing the spring steel hose end > clips...
• stainless braided brake linesoff
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 17 May 2004 11:09:21 -0700
  ...Quantum, you will find any brake hoses shared by both vehicles. Then simply order the braided SS hoses for the Jetta or whatever, and...
• Motive Power Bleeder (from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:34:24 -0700
  ...let go of the cap, filinging drops of brake fluid all over...Eventually, that connecting hose gets tired and breaks, too. I have the...
• Re: extra reservoir cap anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 12:29:08 -0500
  ...I still had a catch container for the brake fluid ala clear hose through rubber grommet in a jar lid) Cheers, Dave C. Williamsburg...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 19:45:40 -0800
  ...bottle and the other just making it into the top), some hose, a couple of air fittings, and a reservior top? Is there anything...
• Re: Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper? / Cu Brake Lines - NEVER!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 3 May 2005 07:51:26 EDT
  In a message dated 5/2/05 6:45:45 PM, organslave@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << My 1967 Mini Cooper S has copper brake lines...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:36:52 -0500
  ...Yep, that's right! Toss the sprayer end, instead, connect the hose to a fitting screwed into a spare fluid resevoir cap (this would...
• Re: stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they make a difference?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:42:40 -0800
  They will really firm up the brake feel for you. If the price is reasonable, do it! On 1/19/06, Florian Speier <groups...
• Brake Problem....on '84
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:59:39 -0400
  ...to the brake system? I have a loopy idle also and need to crawl around and investigate a disconnected vacuum hose at some point...