Dennis,

Thanks for all your help. I have ordered a new MC, drums, ATE cylinders,
shoes (we'll see how they look, I will still try for dealer ones), rear
hardware kit, e-brake cables, Mintex front pads (rotors were just turned,
but I got crappy pads from CIP, and a clip is broken already). I also have
new clutch master & slave that I may do at the same time. So I'll take my
time and read up everything in a week or two, and hopefully end up with
brakes I won't have to worry about for a long time, aside from fluid
changes.

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Pedal continuing to sink under pressure is a sign of a leak somewhere.
> Possible bad check or port in the master cylinder.
>
> Pedal going halfway indicates brakes no properly bleed or rears not
> assembled-adjusted correctly. Check the archives and look for comments on
> shimming the lower mounts and adjusting the brake cables.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Shawn Wright
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:13 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
>
> Got the temporary wheel cylinder installed and went for a drive - brakes
> are
> better, about where they were last year, which means still softer than I
> like, and requiring a pump to raise the pedal after a short bit of driving.
> The new cylinder has a spring, but surprisingly, the old did not, even
> though installed at the dealer. Some casting numbers, but no sign of a
> VW/Audi logo, so it appears they are not OEM... hmmm...
>
> So I still likely have one side with a springless cylinder, which may
> explain the pumping issue, or I have some other problem. It seems ok to
> drive, as front wheel lockup and modulation are easy enough with normal
> effort. With engine running, hard pedal pressure seems to result in the
> pedal continuing to fall slowly until maybe 3/4 down, then stop. Engine
> off,
> and the pedal is firm as stops about even with the acclerator pedal, or 1/2
> way down. I have ordered a new MC, but I'm now concerned the booster may be
> going - since it is the only part I haven't ordered, that would seem the
> most likely thing to fail next... :-/
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 12:06 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> > now that you have given me a name, it was the Meyle unit i got from
> >> > speedway. they did have the internal springs, and a fair price too.
> >> >\
> >>
> >>
> >> Hey that's useful info. In spite of possibly being made in China or
> >> where ever, (re: Jeff's comment) nice to know they likely have
> >> springs.
> >>
> >> Neil.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Just grabbed a single Beck/Arnley cylinder from FLAPs - it has a spring,
> > but is also made in China... I may leave it in place when the ATEs arrive
> > just to compare lifespan in a few years. Who knows, maybe the ATE will be
> > made in China too...
> >
> >
>
>