Re: [T3] Weather, Brakes, and Wiring........

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

Brakes:  If the level in the reservoir doesn't change, you can't
have a leak!  If it goes down but the pedal is firm (doesn't go down
as you push on it), there's a leak in the hoses to the master
cylinder.  Maybe the fluid isn't brake fluid.  Does it mix with
water?  Grease from the front axle does produce some thin oily fluid
which wouldn't mix with water.
Steering damper OK?  It wouldn't leak from the front axle tube
though.

Towing hitch wiring:  I favour two sets of wires, from each rear
light down through the bottom panel where the rear fender (wing)
meets it (drill a 1/4" hole from the underside upwards).  It's very
discrete there.
Connect piggy-back connectors on the lights (only one brake-light
wire needed; use the left-hand one as the wire feeds from there to
the right one, but use both the tail-lights for safety).
Run the 3 wires left side, 2 on the right through the holes, and out
through the bumper holes (grommets on all the holes helps); tie to
tow-bar and then to connector socket.  I use 3-core 3-amp or 5-amp
mains cable as it is fine for this job, and looks smart.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
www.hallvw.clara.net/
-----Original Message-----
From: wcollins@sbnsw.com.au <wcollins@sbnsw.com.au>
To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org>
Date: 21 September 1998 12:28
Subject: [T3] Weather, Brakes, and Wiring........
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>With the master brake cylinder out over a two
>week period, the dripping (which is very slow) stopped.   When the
new one
>when in, I thought I'd fixed the problem.
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>Anyone out there got any suggestions?  Is it easy (I know the
answer to this
>will be "No" but....) to pull, replace the rear brake line?
>
>3.  Of those out there with Towbars (trailer hitches), where have
you placed
>the wiring for it.  Don't want it to sit under the car and out to
the bumper
>bar if possible.  Don't want drill a hole in the car either.  And
where have
>you fed the wire from?
>
>Wayne
>'72 Notch
>'73 Square


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