Blake, i'm not sure it is of much comfort to you, but
my '84 westy is kind of similar...  The brakes work,
but i most certainly can't lock them up.  Fortunately,
i happen to know the PO and original purchaser of my
van (my dad), and he says it has been like that since
day one.  I don't really have the metal clunk
phenomena, though...

The only thing i am still trying to extract from this
list is the difference between older model brakes like
yours and mine, and the newer '86+ ones.

Fortunately, with an '84, you typically can't get
going fast enough to really need uber-brakes ;-)

If ever you are in fremont, CA, you are welcome to try
my van and see how it feels stopping, simply for
comparison...

Good luck, and i totally understand your need to have
better working brakes!

-Damon

--- Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Thanks for the great thread everyone.  I'm the
> original poster
>
> When I slam the pedal to the floor I can't get my
> wheels to lock up.  That
> the bad part.
>
> I hope that I haven't tapped all the ideas out of
> the list.  :)
>
> Thanks for all the comments and help everyone.
> Blake Heinlein
> 84' Westy.
> Sacramento, CA

=====
'84 Westy (Sparky)
'65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma)

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