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Re: [T3] Brake problem - revisited.


If your hose are old, they probably need replacing. They collapse from
the inside due to deterioration.
Tom
'68 FB (Thumper)
'70 Bug

On Wed, 7 Oct 1998 19:15:19 -0400  Gurrola_J <Gurrola_J@BLS.GOV> writes:
>I recently flushed and bled my brake system.  Immediately after I did
>this I test drove it and the pedal felt normal: firm and brake action
>was smooth and even.  The next day, I had my old problem wherby the 
>car
>would dive to the left when the pedal was dpressed. The difference 
>this
>time is that the car now dives in the opposite direction when the 
>pedal
>is released.  This caught me by suprise and I got several "single 
>finger
>salutes" from the drivers in the cars in the lane next  to me.  
>
>I noticed a very tiny leak from the the right rear brake hose.  I also
>noticed that if I apply the brake pedal pressure slowly and release it
>slowly, the car does not dive to one side or the other.  The pedal 
>still
>feels firm but less so than when I first bled it.  
>
>I realize that I need to replace the right rear brake hose, but would
>that tiny leak cause such a change in braking?  From the recent
>postings, I'm going to have a hard time finding this hose.
>
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