brake woes

[derrickmd18 at juno.com (der flo)]

Master cylinder.  I was just talking about it on here with my 16v.
Its easy to replace takes about 2 hours max for a beginner.  U need a
11mm line/flare wrench to take the brake lines off the cylinder.  u can
get it at sears.  the master cylinder is cheap for those cars.  u can get
it remanufactured for 20-50 bucks.  
P.S. when installing a master cylinder u have to bench bleed the master
cylinder first before installation.  plus u have to bleed the system
after u re hook everything up. if its a vacuum problem have some one
start the car and u feel on the vacuum hose that connects to the brake
booster and valve cover for air leaks when pressing on the brakes.  

On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 11:08:08 -0500 "ATS - Patrick Bureau"
<txrocco@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> sure sounds like a master cylinder to me (had the same symptoms way 
> back
> when)
> 
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
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> 
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Ryan Ruggles
> =>Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:34 AM
> =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> =>Subject: brake woes
> =>
> =>
> =>I've got an 84 Gti.  Last night I lost my brake pressure.  There 
> are no
> =>leaks in the system.  The brake master cylinder is not leaking on
> =>the peddle
> =>side either.  So did my master cylinder just bite the big one.  I
> =>think it's
> =>maybe leaking internally.  The funny thing is that the brake 
> peddle feels
> =>fine and builds pressure when the car is not running.. As soon as
> =>I turn on
> =>the engine, the peddle goes to the floor and I have to pump it up 
> just to
> =>get the brakes to grab a bit.  Vacuum problem?  Any ideas?   I
> =>don't want to
> =>buy a master cylinder if I don't need one.
> =>
> =>Cheers
> =>
> =>Ryan
> =>
> =>
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