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On 7 May 2003 at 6:59, Ben Doughney wrote: > on 6/5/2003 11:27 PM, jason.smith@sarcom.com at jason.smith@sarcom.com > wrote: > > Sounds like the typical brake hose problem. Mine did that when I bought it > > also, I think the hoses narrow with age then applying too much pressure makes > > them collapse. After replacing the hoses all was well. > > They were replaced in '97, can they go bad that quickly? It's probably not your hoses. It might be rusty disks/drums, or sticky pads or calipers, or just rust on the rear backing plates. You'll have to see if it gets better as you drive it a bit, or just get in there and clean things up anyway. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org