RE: RE: [T3] brakes

[cjlafrancois@netscape.net]

Volks,

I'm not sure, but I thought his original post states that he changed all the felx hoses over to stainless steel braided lines.  Making the rubber hoses in this case a moot point.  His problem is more likely air in the system,  impropper adjustment of the shoes, or less likely rust/gunk in one of the hard metal lines.

Regards,

John La Francois
Blauvelt, NY USA
'65 Notch S (Nubb)
'67 Beetle (Bubb)
'98 Jetta GL (Wolfgang)

 "Allyn de Vars" <adevars@greenmountainaccess.net> wrote:

>
>As usual, the truth may be somewhere in the middle.  While I agree with Jim
>about the adjustment of the shoes, Keith is also correct with respect to the
>flex hoses.  Overtime, the rubber lines will swell, constricting the free
>flow of brake fluid in the system at the wheels.  I experienced a similar
>problem with my 1970 Kombi regarding spongy brakes and difficulty with
>bleeding the system.  Replacement of the flex hoses and readjustment
>corrected the problem.
>
>Allyn de Vars
>1962 and 1963 VW 1500 Karmann Ghias
>1967 VW 1600 Squareback
>2001 VW Golf TDI
>
>
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