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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 > > -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/