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Are you absolutely sure that the master cylinder is the correct one for that year? Brake system parts are one thing that VW did change >from year to year on the TIII, might be a mismatch somewhere. $700 seems rather steep, I did the same for a fraction of that, of course it was my own labor. Took a weekend to do it. If you didn't do it yourself, you really didn't know that it was done correctly, either. Very few mechanics, foreign or otherwise, have the knowledge to work on these beasts. The other thing is that I insist on getting the old parts back. If you had the old right caliper, you could swap it in and see if that helped. If it did, chances are you have a defective caliper and you could take it back. Probably too late now for that. The trouble with "shotgunning" a whole system like that is that you are never sure you've gotten the right part replaced and that you've not introduced a new problem or problems. You might try bleeding the brakes again, too. I use a bleeder gizmo that I got from the local chain parts place, works great. Basically a hose with a lock on one end and a check valve on the other. Lock it onto the bleeder valve, crack it open, pump unitl the pedal feels solid and retighten. No chance of air getting sucked back in, either. On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 22:20:20 -0800, you wrote: >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/