[Fwd: Re: [T3] pressure in master cylinder]

[connie schmitt <conniedave@qwest.net>]

yes, the fluid does come out very easily, I disconnected the
hoses and
blew air through them, they don't seem to be clogged, I lust
don't have
any pressure from the master cylinder to the front brakes.
also I saw a master cylinder for a ghia and some other vw's
and was wondering if any other one will fit the type 3.

Jim Adney wrote:

> On 12 May 2001, at 14:28, connie schmitt wrote:
>
> > I don't seem to have any pressure to the front disc brakes
> > on my '71 fastback. I can put an air hose to the front brake
> > lines and they work but there is no pressure from the master
> > cylinder, what could be wrong with it?
>
> Unscrew the hoses from the calipers. Does fluid come easily out
> the end of the hose when you pump?
>
> If not, unscrew the hoses a couple of turns from the steel lines on
> the inner end of the hoses. Does fluid come out of that joint when
> you pump?
>
> If not, unscrew the steel line a few turns where it joins the MC.
> Does fluid come out there when you pump?
>
> The blockage is between the points where things seem to work and
> where they don't. You probably need to replace the rubber hoses.
> They deteoriate in some way internally and block off the
> passageway so that fluid can no longer flow easily to the caliper.
>
> This is a rather common problem. I just replaced 2 of these on the
> 71 I'm working on. Fluid wasn't getting thru either one of them.
>
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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