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Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:16 am

I had to fix a V Dub that way too. I should have remembered that. I wonder if old or cheap fluid could exacerbate the problem? 8)

Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:40 am

I may be buying and towing home a 71 Westy with this same problem. If the rod adjustment doesn't fix the front brake binding I will try a booster shim... Will report back prolly later tonight...

Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:08 pm

I've been battling the same problem for months. Was going to try new calipers.

Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:12 pm

It seems, after my bus sits for some time, and you initially push the brakes they push like normal, and feel normal, but if you hold the pedal down, it slowly gets closer to the floor, and then when close to the floor stops. If you lift your foot and reapply the brakes, it now goes down a normal amount and stops and holds and feels great, until you try to move the bus. It takes just about every amount of power the engine can muster to move the bus, with your foot off the brake pedal... wierd.

Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:17 pm

kuleinc wrote: It seems, after my bus sits for some time, and you initially push the brakes they push like normal, and feel normal, but if you hold the pedal down, it slowly gets closer to the floor, and then when close to the floor stops. If you lift your foot and reapply the brakes, it now goes down a normal amount and stops and holds and feels great, until you try to move the bus. It takes just about every amount of power the engine can muster to move the bus, with your foot off the brake pedal... wierd.

sound like a bad master.

Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:33 pm

I'm going to buy a master, and some new hoses and fluids. I took the reservoir out behind the seat since it was empty and had gunk in it and will clean it out and then let it dry for several days before I put it back in... The P.O. has a clampy set of pliers on the front right brake hose for some reason!? :shock: