You've been living with a one push to firm it 
pedal for a long time, yes? No rush to do anything...

Rob

At  3/26/2012 05:05 PM,Bryan Feddish wrote:
>hmmm.  With this test the pedal is real firm and stays that way. It’s always
>been like that.  I can always tell if I left the handbrake on when I start
>to drive  if my brake pedal is real firm.
>
>Where do I go from here?
>
>Thanks,
>Bryan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dennis Haynes
>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 7:39 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Brake bleeding problems
>
>The pumping bringing them up a bit can be the result of a number of other
>problems.
>Rear cylinders without the springs to prevent the pistons from retracting.
>Bad rear brake assembly or adjustment. Defective rear brake pressure
>regulator.
>
>The first two are easy to diagnose. Set the handbrake and hit the brake
>pedal once. Let go, wait a bit and hit the pedal again. If it stays firm
>with the handbrake set then the problem is in the mechanicals.
>
>Dennis
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>Bryan Feddish
>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 4:05 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Brake bleeding problems
>
>OK. I did 2 rounds of the "yell at your wife" method of brake bleeding,  Got
>allot of air out.  The brakes feel like they do whenever I have gotten the
>van back from any of my mechanics in the past. That meaning the pedal goes
>down as far as it always has and a little pumping the brakes firms them up a
>bit.  This my third master cylinder BTW and my brakes have always shown this
>behavior.  They've always firmed up a bit when pumping.  Maybe I'll try
>bleeding again this weekend.  Also, the brakes don't feel "great" because I
>have new pads up front and need to wear them in a bit.
>
>Thanks,
>Bryan
>
>
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