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I recently acquired a 1966 Fastback with 73,000 original miles on it. The car runs great and looks good. There is no body or floor pan rust, because the original owner had the car undercoated and the interior looks like a new car. The only problem I had was a leaking master cylinder. When I tried to locate a single circuit master cylinder for a 66 the local part houses said this was an obsolete part. So, I went for the 1967 dual circuit master cylinder to replace my single. To complete the installation, I inserted a T-fitting in the hose from the resivor to branch out to the cylinder. After installation and fighting with the bleeder valves, I bleed the brakes. It took a while, but I got good pressure on the back brakes. The front brakes are a different story. I bleed them but had very little pressure when I released the valve and after trickling about 1/2 the fluid out of the resivour I assumed the air was out of the system. After driving and some strategic planning at the stop light I determined my brakes were not working properly. The pedal is spungy and needs to be pumped a few times to build pressure. I then bleed the brakes again and had the same results. I am fairly confident the the back brakes are working properly and my problem is in the front. Although, I have little or no pressure, my front brake shoe drag slightly. It sounds like they are barely toching the rotor causing an annoying sqeek. My question is does anyone think I have some air stuck in the front circuit of the cylinder or maybe I have missed some adjustment when I converted to a dual circuit cylinder. I already tried adjusting the push rod, but this only caused more problems than soulutions. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, CS ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe