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how did you fix it? it would be informative to the rest of us,
it is not helpful  to say I had that problem without saying how you fixed it.
mike

> Date:    Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:54:14 -0800
> From:    neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: bleeding bloody brakes
>
> On 1/11/07, Matthias Kuster <matthiaskuster@verizon.net> wrote:
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I am looking to get some input on my brakes for a 1984 Westy:
> >
> > I have replaced front calipers, ................
>
> On my 81 I have two bleed screws per caliper. Your's may too. Maybe
> gravity bleeding from bottom screw would help get all air removed.
> Though if air was in system, pedal would be spongy, so air in lines
> may not be culprit......hmmm....
>
> >
> > I have bled the system now the 7th time with a pressure bleeder at 20
> > psi, ....... I have also done it just with the pumping method once, with a
> > hose attached to bleeder screw and submersed in liquid.
> >
>
> Try gravity bleeding system.
>
>
> Are you sure shoes are adj. close enough to drum?
>
> On my van I went through something similar. I had replaced rear
> cylinders, shoes, hardware, drums, MC, and one steel line. I bled the
> system a few different ways trying to fix this:
>
> after pushing pedal once, and when van running I would get good pedal
> pressure/height and it would stay that way while driving. But in the
> morning, first push of pedal, cold, engine off, it would go right to
> floor. Shouldn't happen that way. There should have been some pedal
> height even with booster off.
>
> I posted questions and got some really good tips from vanagon,
> wetwesties and diesel vanagon. I was also told by local Vanagon
> mechanic that there are check valves on the MC that may allow this
> symptom to happen.
>
> Try searching vanagon, diesel vanagon, wet westies lists under:
>
> "Eng. off/cold; brake pedal goes to floor. Eng. on/pump pedal; pedal height ok."
>
> "Brake problem (Long. Am at wits end. Archives down. Please help!)"
>
> "Brake problem. Am at wits end. Please help!"
>
> or various permiatations thereof, or simply use "bleeding"
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>