If you brakes pump up good an tight, then you slowly lose the pedal -
that is a classic symptom of internal leakage in the master cylinder.
Time for a new one.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

craig cowan wrote:
> Well i recently failed inspection in PA based on my brakes, dispite my
> recent restoration of all mechanical systems....
> Well i had the brakes working just spectacularly 1000 miles ago when i
> finished my work..... but now they don't.
> The mechanic who failed it tells me the pedal is too low and it needs to be
> pumped a few times to get up. So once someone tells me this, it becomes
> apparent that my brakes are infact terrible. Well yesterday i bled the
> brakes and it seemed to give the pedal a bit more of a consistent feel, but
> the pedal is still low and fades a bit. So i popped off the drums and
> adjusted them accordingly. I managed to "OVER ADJUST" The passangers side
> one....as on my test drive it pulsed....alot. This tells me that there is an
> additional problem somewhere in the system.... probably a worn drum. When i
> adjusted the passangers side back a bit, (With fixed the pulsing) I get a
> low pedal that if i pump, goes up.....but fades over distances.
>
> Master cylinder?
>
> (I have new rear cylinders, newer front rotors, pads, and rear shoes)
>
> -Craig
> '85GL
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