Buslady,

Sounds like a master cylinder to me. Not hard to replace.

Ron Semko
1984 Vanagon w/weekender package and 200,000 plus miles
1978 300D with 300,000 plus miles

Gina Godat wrote:

> Ok, well..last night..came out of resteraunt and could'nt shift Ed. today i
> saw a big puddle of what looks like brake fluid under the front but the fluid
> bottle in the dash is full. Before we left for dinner the back squealed like a
> pig..I thought it was just a belt..it went away but came back when I started
> it at the chow house.
> probably not enuf info to figure it out but Im gonna hunt around saturday to
> find a the cheapest fix it vw shop in my area...
>
> buslady