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i remember several years back having a total brake failure while i was trying to leave for work one morning, thankfully i look for the reflection of my brake lights now and then to make sure they are operational. i had just dusted the car off because it was pouring rain and my bike had a flat. no brake lights, so i stomped on the brakes hard enough to put my foot to the floor in a spray of brake fluid. no more brakes. i bought a new master cylinder, only to discover it was a rotted hard line. spendy mistake, doesn't cost anything to inspect the hard line. curtis http://binauralaboratories.net ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Widoidricsas@aol.com To: type3@vwtype3.org Sent: Wed, 5 May 2004 02:51:12 EDT Subject: [T3] Brake woes > I was bleeding out my brakes after replacing a caliper that locked up on me > when I noticed brake fluid running out from the middle of the car. Would the > master cylinder leaking be the cause of such horror? What's the chances I have a > bad hard line going to the back? I haven't had a chance to get back to the > car since I finally succumbed to my son's stomach flu that night. New master > cylinder is on the way either way, but I'd like to be prepared. Many thanks, > past, present and future. > Rick > 72 Squareback > MT FI > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ------- End of Original Message -------