Re: cheap T3 master cyl. source?

[Greg Merritt <gregm@umich.edu>]

Hi Keith,

	hmmm... I've never rebuilt one!  Suppose I should learn how...
though, since my wife depends on the car daily to get to work, I'd
kind of rather swap the whole thing out to make a quick job of it
rather than "learn on the job" under time pressure.

	I don't know *precisely* what's wrong.  I *do* know that just
about all the other brake components *should* be good, as I've replaced
virtually everything except the metal lines & one rubber hose in the last
0-2.5 years.  My impression is that one of the circuits has partially
failed in some way.  When I push the pedal, there is this weird intermediate
zone of semi-resistance, then the pedal gets *hard* before hitting the
floor.  To brake quickly, a *lot* of force is required--way too much.
Any ideas?  This too vague?

	I'm going to forward this to the list for more suggestions...

-Greg
'71 squarback
'63 Beetle

On Wed, 21 May 1997, Keith Park wrote:
> I can get genuine ATE rebuild kits...
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