On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:21 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 3/24/10, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> > Neil,
> >
> > The van's currently dashless as I replace the blower fan, but I will pay
> > some attention to the brakes once I get it back on the road. Thanks for
> all
> > the interesting posts on this topic, as it reminded me that I need to
> check
> > the brakes before the next road trip!
> >
>
>
>
> Shawn et al.
>
> Just uploaded a short video. My pedal drops at beginning. Engine
> started *just* before video starts.
>
> You can hear the "thud" more near end of video.
>
> Does yours do this Shawn?
>
> youtube video (should work. can't check it on this computer)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC_s2lTJRbE
>
>
Neil,

The clip is only 2s long, so it's hard to tell what's happening there -is it
meant to be longer? I just went out and stomped on it - the van hasn't run
for 2 months - and I heard noise from the rear shoes within 1.5" of travel,
and heavy pedal pressure took it 1/2 way to the floor, with the last bit of
travel being a very slow creep over maybe 5 seconds or so, while holding
>75lbs pressure on the pedal. I can't start the van to compare the situation
with vacuum added, but will do so on the weekend. I did hear a faint sound
from the MC/booster area that could have been a little bit of fluid seeping
past the seals - a little 'fwit' sound every few seconds while pressure was
on the pedal. With the second and subsequent pedal tests it seemed a bit
higher, but not as pronounced as when driving, so perhaps the issue is with
the booster? Both booster and MC are original - '88 with 415k. I have a new
spare MC, but would rather not start another project before a road trip next
weekend...