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• Fw: Dem's da brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:04:45 -0500
  ...I took the vacuum line off the brake booster > and stuck my Mighty-Vac brake bleeder hose into the booster. I then proceeded > to...
• Re: Fuel hose #2
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:33:23 -0400
  ...ID plastic air brake tubing as it is surpose > to > handle the 110 lb pressure better then the rubber hose. Is their any > reason...
• Re: Brake booster swap times
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 20:06:46 -0700
  Is the hissing coming from the base of master brake cylinder? You can grab a piece of hose and lend an ear. There's...
• List Specials on Brake, Fuel Injection Parts, and more!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:36:52 EST
  ...for $55! Front brake hoses- $10 each Rear Brake hoses- $10 each Rear Brake Drums (ATE)- $40 each Rear Brake Shoes- $35 a set...
• Re: '85 Westy Brake Booster Location
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:10:24 -0800
  ...85 Westy Brake Booster Location Looking for the Brake Booster in my '85 Westy. Simple enough eh? Just follow the hoses that lead to...
• Front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:33:34 -0800
  ...tackling the rear drum brakes, I figure this will be a breeze. I'm going to replace both front hoses as well. 89 Westy...
• Re: Rear brake drum/shoe replacement - bleed brakes? grrr
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:12:05 -0500
  Historically I've run a hose to a jar of brake fluid, had a second person pump the brake pedal, open the bleed screw...
• Re: brake line: part 2
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:21:26 -0500
  ...so no flexing happens to the pipe. > The hose you can replace easily enough. The brake line you'll replace. > The bracket which is...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:15:59 -0800
  ...force of your hydraulics) That is why > racecars use SS braided brake hoses, to give a positive feel to the driver > when he's...
• Re: For those w/ SS braided hoses experience ...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:10:28 -0700
  ...I was hoping to get away with only buying the hose. > > Thanks, > > Ken > > > > > SS braided lines on brakes are a great improvement for pedal...
• Re: brake line: part 2
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:05:33 -0800
  ...The hose you can replace easily enough. The brake line you'll replace. The bracket which is part of the 'frame' I believe, you...
• Re: Metal brake line + short rear flex hose questions
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:28:27 -0400
  ...On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:07:04 -0700, "neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> said: > Thanks Allan. > > > Every section of brake line on my...
• Re: leaking brake reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 04:42:54 -0800
  ...Tony --- Jeff Hosea <hosea_jeff@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I just got a call from my wife that she thinks the > brake fluid reservoir on...
• Re: brake fluid lost. Questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 12:58:03 -0600
  ...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: THANKS - Report (brakes)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:43:10 -0700
  ...rear brakes. I replaced all but the backing plate and flex hoses late last summer. Flex lines looked ok at the time. I took...
• Re: Mushy brake pedal question
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:50:17 -0800
  ...If so, your rear brakes are out of adjustment. If not, >you could try replacing all the hoses. Yep - this helps, so I did...
• Re: Cast control arm upgrade worth it? Springs?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 08:59:05 -0700
  ...If you get the brake/control arm assembly get the rubber brake hoses too and don't damage them. Mark Chris S wrote: > The...
• Re: 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:23:48 -0700
  ...Diaphragm in booster fails allowing brake fluid to the vacuum side of the booster. Fluid is sucked into the intake through the hose connecting...
• Re: Fire Suppression Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 16:06:18 -0500
  ...I replaced the rubber brake lines and clutch hose on my 83 Westy. The inside diameter of the old hoses had shrunk down to...
• Re: For those w/ SS braided hoses experience ...
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan Scott
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:19:23 -0700
  ...The brake lines have AN fittings and braided steel lines. The fuel lines are standard fuel hose on barbed fittings.
• Re: 71 bus, brakes, front end
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 13:01:49 -0700
  ...brake system is beyond my expertise...is there a way to >retro-fit a simpler non-power system to this bus? The vacuum hoses...
• Re: Clutch reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:19:23 -0800
  just look on the right side of the brake master cylinder res........ and you'll see the hose that supplies fluid to the clutch...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 00:54:20 -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: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:47:25 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR > > >>Along these lines, does anyone have any wisdom regarding whether >>stealing vacuum from the brake booster hose is...
• 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: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 17 May 2001 09:33:35 -0500
  ...hose in coffee can (4) keep master full of fluid (5) close valve I don't like the thought of pumping the brakes when...
• Re: Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:44:47 -0700
  ...Spongy Brakes (Help!) > > > > > > > >Blake, > > > >If you have any concern about the rubber hoses > > > >you need to replace them regaurdless. It > soulds > > > >like air in...
• Re: Master Brake Cylinder Install
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:18:30 -0700
  ...Loosen and remove the brake master cylinder: Ok two brake lines off, rubber hose off, all you have left is the two MC anchor...
• Re: Replacing the master cylider
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 9 May 2008 13:14:05 -0400
  ...Loosen and remove the brake master cylinder: Ok two brake lines off, rubber hose off, all you have left is the two MC anchor...
• Re: Case of the disappearing brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:25:49 -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: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:54:54 -0400
  ...And hoses flex under pressure absorbing/using some of the pressure in >the system. And they flex even more as they deteriorate, get softer...
• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:36:14 -0500
  ...use for the brake booster vacuum line? I attached some hose between the >rear nipple on the manifold and the brake booster line, but...
• Re: brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 26 May 1999 07:25:21 -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: Brake Upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:20:22 -0500
  ...You will have to change the spindles and the brake hoses. Using the Factory type metallic rear shoes will also provide some improvement. Dennis...
• Re: Brakes sticking...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 20:54:22 -0400
  ...with brake grease. > > Does anyone know what might cause the caliper to not retract fully? > > Time to replace the rubber brake-line hoses and...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:07:37 -0700
  ...The pressure gauge on the rear brake should read 793 to 943 psi." I was in the ball park more or less. why, hoses...
• Re: Bad juju?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:32:52 -0500
  ...Maybe a lot of clear hose and have the bottle hanging nearby? Hardest thing about building a brake bleeder is finding the right-size...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:02:28 -0400
  ...Lines nor hoses are bursting but Maine does put nasty stuff on the roads and I was curious. A local mechanic says he has...
• Re: shifting or lack of
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 11:09:08 -0700
  Susan, if the reservoir was truly dry, the leak MUST BE THE BRAKES ! The clutch uses the same reservoir but has a separate hose...
• 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...
• Intermittent brake sticking
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:29:29 -0500
  ...Around 2 years ago I replaced most of the brake system including rotors, pads, bearings and hoses up front - shoes, drums, slaves, springs, hoses...
• Re: air in the brakes?
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:28:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...hose in the cup trick doesn't work. The problem is the thread area on the bleeder screw, It's not in the brake...
• 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
  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: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 19:11:35 -0400
  ...I used an obstruction wrench so it would be more useful in the annoying tight spots on the brake system (union of the hose...
• Re: Brake master cyclinder replacement procedures (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:43:33 -0700
  ...Loosen and remove the brake master cylinder: Ok two brake lines off, rubber hose off, all you have left is the two MC anchor...
• Emergency Brake - not locking
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:03:30 -0400
  ...bed (do to the coolant hose leak, which I had repaired), the technician had me put the emergency brake on. He had the Van...
• Re: Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 06:55:38 EDT
  ...think might be the problem: > -The rubber brake hoses are old and starting to balloon. > -Front brake pads aren't set right. > -Not bleed...
• Re: new owner
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jul 1994 06:41:59 -0400
  about hydraulic woes On my 83 the hose pulling fluid sits about half up the brake fluid reservoir so even if the clutch master...
• Re: just replaced the Brake Master Cylinder, now what?
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 11:58:13 -0600
  ...Basically, it involves using a small capped pint jar with a hole in the lid and a clear plastic hose that will fit tight...
• Re: Instructions for trans mount and master brake cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:26:40 -0400
  ...Loosen and remove the brake master cylinder: Ok two brake lines off, rubber hose off, all you have left is the two MC anchor...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sun, 31 May 1998 23:58:45 -0500
  ...The braket that holds the hose has wore a hole in the hose. Does anyone know where I can buy one of these? Are...
• NEVER NEGLECT YOUR BUS
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 23:22:11 EDT
  ...So far i've had to replace brake hoses, calipers, disc pads, brake fluid. Now i've got to install a new muffler. My...
• Re: Tubing for Brake Fluid recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 15:23:46 -0700
  ...wrote: > > Years ago, before I knew better, I replaced the hose from my brake > fluid reservoir with > the reinforced vinyl tubing that you can...
• Re: sticking
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Fri, 20 May 2005 11:19:04 EDT
  ...Check out all your brake hoses. They may look good on the outside but can suffer from inner degradation such that they collapse internally...
• Fwd: Brake master cyclinder replacement procedures (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 9 May 2008 13:13:11 -0400
  ...Loosen and remove the brake master cylinder: Ok two brake lines off, rubber hose off, all you have left is the two MC anchor...
• Re: Bleeding brakes - 1.9 - questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 20:19:56 -0800
  ...clear hose .. the MC is toast. you can also have internal leaking, chamber to chamber .. resulting in low pedal and poor brake performance . as...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:56:50 -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...
• > Every vehicle you see on the road ( including your's) has steel brake,
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Mon, 2 May 2005 14:28:51 -0400
  ...Does anyone have specs to custom build a hydraulic hose for POWER STEERING? Thanks, Shawn
• Re: One Way Vaccum Valve? -or- Could this be the problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 10:12:59 -0500
  ...what is the purpose >of >a one way vaccum valve? i have one that joins two seperate vaccum >hoses..which >is really one..but...