I just purchased an 84 Westy and while the PO did most things right,
he really didn't maintain or fix the brakes correctly.  I just ended
up doing the master cylinder, brake booster, drums, shoes and wheel
cylinders.  Only thing we haven't done is calipers and brake lines.
She is now stopping, very well, I may add.  Some of you may recall
from my trip report of 2 weeks ago that I drove 410 miles from
Anaheim to Sacramento with "squishy" brakes.  Well, ooh, la la!
Squishy, indeed!

Melissa Mourkas
84 Westy
Sacramento, CA

On Aug 6, 2009, at 3:36 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> ooooh!
>
> Old stuff that has never been changed or is questionable - especially
> safety items like brake MC's and fuel lines - need to be changed
> just as
> a matter of course. To risky to do otherwise.