

| Subject: | Re: Help, 84 Vanagon Brake Diagnosis |
| From: | Michael A. Radtke |
| Date: | Wed, 29 Sep 1999 07:46:30 -0700 |
Victor, Karl had a good suggestion, but the usual failure mode of brake hoses is catastrophic since they are re-enforced against stretching. But still ... Your problem description isn't quite clear to me. If you put the minimum amount of force on the brake pedal to cause the problem: 1) Does the pedal slowly sink to the floor, or 2) Does the pedal only go further toward the floor when you add more pressure? In other words act something like a spring. If number 1 is true, then fluid is leaking somewhere; either past the pistons in the master cylinder, or to the outside world from someplace. If number 2 is correct, you have air in the system or something like Karl's suggestion is happening. Since I've never seen stretchy hoses (not that it couldn't happen) I would go with the air theory. And, even if you bled your brakes, air can still be re-entering the system through the fault just as fast as you bleed it out. I don't see any indication of a brake booster problem. So, is it #1 or #2? Mike '84 GL '58 Isetta Phoenix
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