Re: brake question - help!!

[John Erickson <hombre@elp.rr.com>]

Did you read the Bentley?  You need to pump the crap out of the brakes to 
reset the self-adjusters on the rear wheels.  You may not have noticed, but 
your e-brake probably doesn't work either.   It will take at least a week 
of driving before they return to "normal."

John
87 16v (new brakes a month ago...)



At 04:20 PM 12/24/2001 -0500, Brad Sayer wrote:
>Just completed installing new calipers on all 4 wheels.  I bled the system 
>using a pressure bleader, getting clean fluid with no air bubbles on all 4 
>corners.  But the pedal is very soft, going almost to the floor.  The car 
>will stop, and the brakes do hold, but they are extrememely soft.  Have 
>bled the brakes 3 times and no change (no leaks either).  When pushing the 
>brakes I sometimes get a splashing in the master cylinder resevoir, 
>also.  Finally, brake pedal feels good with the car off, but as soon as I 
>start it up, it goes extremely soft.
>
>What could be wrong.  MC is only a year old, but I think it says 20 on the 
>side.  Isn't the 16V MC supposed to be a 22MM?  Would this cause my 
>problems, or is it something else entirely?
>
>Please help, I need to get this car back on the road as soon as possible!
>
>Brad
>
>87 16V Scirocco
>vwrocco87@hotmail.com
>
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