So, you are saying that changing the seals in the master cylinder (i.e.
rebuilding the master cylinder) fixed the problems?  This is my next step
towards solving my problems.

Not a day goes by without me obsessing about Vanagon brakes lately...  :-)

Thanks for the post!

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Juha Koivisto
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 10:26 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Total Brake Job (longish)
>
<<<...snip...>>>
>
> Changing seals (ATE/$7 USD only) of main cylinder makes a big change.
>
> Now (after about 6 hrs work and with assistance of my wife
> and sons (6 and
> 9)) brakes are working like dream.
>
> I encourage everyone who has lot of time and helpful wife to
> get ones brakes
> going.  Time shows how long they last.
>
> Juha Koivisto
> 88 Vanagon (Caravelle) 1,6TD (old school bus with 9 seats)
> TURKU, FINLAND
>

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