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On many brake systems, there is a 'splitter' with a pressure valve of some type, this regulates the flow of fluid front/back and in the front rs/ls. Could this be the problem here? > ---------- > From: Ernest[SMTP:leucoplast@seanet.com] > Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 8:20 AM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: [T3] FFFFRRRRUSTRATING brake problem! > > I have a brake problem that is so frustrating that I'm about to sell my > '73 Squareback out of sheer anger. I've had the car for ten years, and > as long as I've owned it, it's pulled to the right whenever I step on > the brakes. It wasn't real bad but it was annoying, so I decided to have > the front brakes worked on about year ago, to see if they could figure > it out. Well, needless to say, they didn't. About a month ago, I went to > a repair shop that specializes in German cars, and I had them replace > nearly the entire brake system. New front rotors, calipers, rear drums > and cylinders, and all new pads. The master cylinder is only a couple of > years old so I left it in place, along with the old brake lines. After > all that, the car pulls to the left now, and the right front sticks, > when I make a hard stop. It acts like it's pulling to the left because > the right front pads are binding at first, and sticking a little after. > I spent over $700 on the whole job, and the problem seems worse now than > it was before -at least before it wasn't sticking. Now I can't even > drive the car! > The mechanic isn't much help beyond trying to get more money out of me > but before I spend another dime on this car, I would like to see if > there are any type 3 owners out there who might have a suggestion or > two. Has this problem happened to anyone else? > Thanks for your help. By the way, the caliper spring plates are the > right ones, and I personally filed down the edges of the new pads (to > add just a little extra clearance.) > > Ernest > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ >