It could be something different but in my experience i have had either
warped front discs or out of round rear drums that caused the brake pedal to
pulse.

Claudio Cella
87  Vanagon GL  7 passenger
90  Jetta TD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vanagon man" <vgonman@MSN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 8:23 AM
Subject: Pulsing Brake Pedal

Recently been feeling a pulsing in the brake pedal..  What is this a sign
of?

Adam P

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