brake problems

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

I would never use a used MC for long. Its nice to go forward, but stopping 
is even nicer.
Spring the extra bucks and get a new or re-man. It could save your self and 
your car.

I used an old part, and know the feeling. I turned the corner and the front 
rubber hose ruptured. No brakes at all, foot to the floor. Thank god for the 
hand brake and ONLY 100 yards from home!

I'd hate to try an emergency brake at speed and have any thing fail.



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: der flo <derrickmd18@juno.com>
>To: rocco16v@netzero.net
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: brake problems
>Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 06:55:12 -0400
>
>I thought it may be it.  the fluid level isn't going down at all.  I
>found a master cylinder for $30 in good condition so I'm going to use
>that.
>
>
>On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 19:45:31 -0700 "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net> writes:
> > If you don't have an external leak (do you have to keep adding brake
> > fluid to the master cylinder reservoir?), then the master cylinder
> > has an internal leak (leaking past the piston)
> >
> > Larry
> > sandiego16v
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: der flo
> >   To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >   Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 7:32 PM
> >   Subject: brake problems
> >
> >
> >   I have a scirocco 16v and when I press on the brakes the pedal
> > goes down
> >   and after a few seconds it goes down another inch or two.  it
> > almost goes
> >   to the floor.  it stops the car but it goes down and after a few
> > seconds
> >   down some more.  I bleed the brakes a little Tuesday and it was
> > perfectly
> >   fine until today when it started up again.  do u guys think about
> > it?  I
> >   don't know whats wrong with it.  I'm going to pressure bleed the
> > brakes
> >   tomorrow and if it doesn't fix it I'm going to get a master
> > cylinder.
> >
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