Mike,
         Flushing the old dirty moisture laden fluid is good preventative
maintenance that keeps the brake system in top condition. Corrosion of the
system components is delayed therefore you make fewer calls to list venders
;+). Also, I too am experiencing the initial soft brake pedal you mention,
I've been told that the problem  is often that the rear brake shoes are out
of adjustment I will be following the List feedback on this issue too.
Rick Koller
'90 syncro westie
'91 carat
'91 gl
At 10:00 AM 01/24/2000 -0800, Mike Harrnacker wrote:
>Everyone -
>
>I seem to remember something about needing to flush the braking systems on
>our Vanagons roughly every two years.  What is this supposed to do for
>you?  What happens if you don't do it?
>
>My 89 Vanagon is currently having a problem where the pedal is soft
>initially, but pumping it brings the pressure back up.  I am wondering if
>I should flush all the lines when I get this problem fixed.
>
>Anyone want to hazard a guess as to my immediate problem?  My money is on
>the booster.
>
>
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