RE: Brake Problems

["Gies, John" <JGies@skandia.com>]

i have the same problem.  only i had a small brake shop do my brakes,
and when they did, they replaced the front pads & rotors.  the "pedal to
the floor" syndrome was pretty bad, and somewhat haphazard.

when i took it to the dealer, they bled the lines & changed the fluid,
and the problem was still there.

they said that the replacement rotors had been machined badly, and due
to the uneven surface, the pads weren't gripping properly.

they suggested re-machining the new (aftermarket, it think) rotors.  i'm
thinking about just putting new OEM rotors and pads in the front.

suggestions?

> ----------
> From: 	Wayne Cressman[SMTP:holymac@holymackerel.com]
> Sent: 	Thursday, September 04, 1997 2:28 PM
> To: 	scirocco-l@privatei.com
> Subject: 	Brake Problems
> 
> I've just had Pep Boys replace the master brake cylinder on my '86 16v
> Scirocco with a remanufactured one.  They also serviced the front
> brakes by
> machining the rotor and replacing the pads and calipers.  The first
> time I
> picked up the car I noticed the brakes felt a little spongy but the
> brake
> pedal didn't sink to the floor when I stamped on it while stationary,
> which
> it was doing prior to me bringing it in to Pep Boys.  Then when I
> started
> driving it the brakes would work most of the time, but then every now
> and
> then the pedal would sink to the floor on braking, especially on
> moderate
> downhill inclines.  I was driving gently and wasn't braking viciously
> at
> all.  I returned the car to Pep Boys who replaced the remanufactured
> master
> brake cylinder again based on what I told them, though they weren't
> able to
> recreate the problem in the shop.  On picking the car up again I
> noticed
> the brakes felt less spongy but I'm still suffering the same problems.
> I
> intend to return the car to Pep Boys again, who have been never less
> than
> helpful, but I'm wondering what's really the problem here.  Could it
> be
> that remanufactured master brake cylinders are a bad idea, and that I
> should be springing for a new one?  Or should I be looking at
> something
> else?
> 
> Regards,
> Wayne Cressman
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