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Brake grab on the front is a common symptom of deteriorated brake hoses. The hose swells inside and restricts the flow to one or both calipers/cylinders. Take off the hose, see of the fluid will run through freely. They're relatively cheap and good insurance to have new ones. ---------- From: Steven Ayres[SMTP:comwest@well.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 11:22 AM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Brake grab I'm breaking my car in before I go to the Classic, and things are going pretty well, but I've got one little weirdness I hope y'all can help with. On braking it pulls to one side. I've had the alignment checked out, and the alignment guys traced it to the brakes. They tried bleeding the caliper oon the slow side, but it came up good, no air in there. What are the other possible causes of this? These are old VW guys, and one thought he remembered there should be a shim between the caliper and the backing plate, but I didn't have them before and it all worked fine. Ideas? Thanks! Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ '66 KGhia 1600