Yes! That is what I mean.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: JRodgers [mailto:jrodgers113@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:59 PM
To: Dennis Haynes
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(

Dennis, you ARE saying to open the bleeders before pushing the pads in.
You DO NOT want the old fluid going back into the tank, right? I don't mean
to restate the obvious, just wanted to be clear in my own mind. I may be up
for this soon.

Regards,

John Rodgers

On 6/6/2012 6:01 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Sounds like one the checks in the master cylinder failed. With the
> reservoir visible push on the pedal. If there is any sign of fluid
> going back in when pressing the master is the problem. When the brakes
> were done was the bleeders opened on the calipers opened when the
> pistons were pushed back in or was that fluid pushed back up into the
> master? That can often be a cause of master failure after a brake job.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Harry Hoffman
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 9:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
>
> Hi All,
>
> So I was driving all today and all of the sudden my brakes stopped
working.
>
> I was attempting to slow down coming to a stop sign when the pedal
> went straight to the floor.
>
> I pumped the brake pedal and got pressure back when attempting to
> depress the pedal but then eventually it the pedal went back down to the
floor.
>
> Sometimes the pedal will drop to the floor without any resistance and
> other times there will be some resistance before hitting the floor.
>
> The reservoir is still at the max level and the emergency brake is
> holding on a incline.
>
> It's a 1989 vanagon with the bostig setup.
>
> Both front discs and rear drums were replaced ~ 1000mi ago.
>
> Help, please!
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>