Readjust the rear brakes and it should typically be fine.
My brother just did that on my Doka en route from Montana, and the pedal
dropped about 1 1/2" or so. I did Dennis Haynes addition of a washer under
the lower pivots, repl the seeping cylinders, readjusted and It is back to
being  spiffy.

Daryl of AA Transaxle
425-788-4070
"On the cutting edge of Old technology"
86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk
90 Doka Tristar w/2.5 Subie

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Robert Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:19 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.

Hello Everyone,

I replaced my front brake pads several months ago and the pressure has been
great since. The other day someone other than myself pulled my emergency
brake lever. I did not know and wound up driving with it on for 20 minutes
on the highway. I started to smell something and I immediately released it.
After doing so I realized my brake pressure on the pedal sank a bit.

What happened and how do I resolve this?

I have not checked my brake fluid level since this happened. I will check it
but what can I do to resolve this?

Thanks,
Robert
Bloomingburg NY
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Rob
Bloomingburg, New York
88 Wolfsburg, Silver
257,777 miles - automatic, engine rebuilt with 7K on it, all new fuel and
coolant lines in engine bay. New front brake pads.