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<x-charset iso-8859-1> As usual, the truth may be somewhere in the middle. While I agree with Jim about the adjustment of the shoes, Keith is also correct with respect to the flex hoses. Overtime, the rubber lines will swell, constricting the free flow of brake fluid in the system at the wheels. I experienced a similar problem with my 1970 Kombi regarding spongy brakes and difficulty with bleeding the system. Replacement of the flex hoses and readjustment corrected the problem. Allyn de Vars 1962 and 1963 VW 1500 Karmann Ghias 1967 VW 1600 Squareback 2001 VW Golf TDI -----Original Message----- From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:40 PM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] brakes On 29 Jan 2002, at 22:52, Matt Halter wrote: > They have been blead over and over, the back drums are adjusted as tight > as can be . Still pumping is the only thing that seems to do anything. > We're going to try and replace the brake line that goes over the trans > and the small t fitting that distrubutes the fluid to the rear. any > other suggestions It's not the lines. It's the adjustment. The shoes have to be adjusted and the shoes centered by braking several times while you do the adjustment. Do this while spinning the wheels forward and back. It's not the lines. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe </x-charset>