mine are spongy--1990 Westy

dale
--- Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> 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
>
>
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> '84 Westy (Sparky)
> '65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma)
>
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