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Subject:Re: Low Brake Pedal
From:Mike Collum
Date:Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:52:17 -0500

If you pump the brakes, does the pedal come up to where you think it ought
to be?

Mike

> On my 85 Wolfie Auto, the brake pedal seems low.  I have changed the fluid
> and adjusted the rear brakes, bled all the calipers/cylinders.  It stops
> fine, but it just seems that I have to move the pedal down quite a bit
> more than either of the other Vanagons I have owned before the
> brakes "catch".  None of the above maintenace items changed the low pedal
> at all.
>
> Is their an adjustment for the master cylinder shaft, and if there is, how
> do you do it?
>
> Thanks