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Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:36 pm

I was having the same problems in that I could not get any sort of pedal. The key, which can't be overstated for someone that has not done this before, is to adjust the drums until they are locked up. After this was done I got a pedal right away.

Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:07 am

Im still having trouble getting a hard pedal, everything is new and I have tried every known bleeding method, also when I back up and then apply the brakes the pedal almost goes to the floor but comes average after driving forward.

Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:59 pm

Ok, I have a 67 bug and I installed a new dual circuit MS, new metal lines and hoses up front, and new wheel cyls all around. I messed up and bled the rear brakes first and they bled right away, but the fronts wouldn't bleed at all. I heard on the dual circuit you have to do the fronts first, so I disconnected the lines and let some air in. I then attempted to do the front brakes and it will not bleed air out into my cup of fluid. It may spit a few bubbles of air out, but then quits. I pumped the pedal in & out with the bleeder open, and it pushes bubbles into the line, but not out into the cup, and then sucks fluid back into the bleeder. WTF?? do I have a defect MS?

Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:47 pm

Everyeone here will tell you that they've had different levels of success bleeding from front>rear or rear>front--everyone just has different experiences.. You just have to try and find out which way works best on your VW.. Mine worked from front to rear as my whole system was empty--then I did my final bleed from the right rear and worked up to my left front. Make sure your pushrod is at the right distance, you don't have any leaks around the top grommets on the M/C--and ensure that your lines are al ltight--ALL of them.. Then--continue... If your lines were emptied when you removed the lines and brake cylinders, it'll take you a while to get the whole system pressurized again--as Billy Crystal has been heard to say 'It's a process"..

Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:53 am

Well, I bought a brand new (not reman) MS from checker to replace the defective reman from Napa on my 67 bug. I bench bleed the MS before I hooked up the lines. I had the clear hoses on all three fittings into a cup of fluid and it bled out fine. I hooked up the lines, and bled all four wheels two different times, all finishing with only fluid coming out, no bubbles. But I still have NO pedal, it goes all the way to the floor! Could I have let air back in the MS when I bench bled it? would the air not bleed out through the lines???? Or do I have ANOTHER faulty MS? Alot of fluid comes out into the cup when I bleed it, alot more than the defective one I replaced.