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frizzardking
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Location: BUFFALO N.Y
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 Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:15 pm Post subject: Wooh ! No Brakes ! |
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| Well it was a nice night so I took the wife out for dinner and we took the signature Manx , out ,we were driving for about five minutes down to the waterfront , and we hit the traffic circle , I hit the brakes and my foot goes to the floor , at about 25 mph , so I used the good old emergency brake , and slowed us down , my wife didn't take it as calmly as I, did so we limped it home on the E-brake and grabbed a different buggy , found a loose pin on the floor , and the rod is going all the way in the master cylinder , pretty sure there is fluid in the reservoir, buts its dark now , well another exciting buggy ride |
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BL3Manx
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure what year pedals you have but it sounds like the pin that connects the pushrod to the pedal. There should have been a metal tab which folds over it to hold it in place. Should look like this with the tab in place if it has the cast pedals
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Dale M.
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Location: Just a tiny bit west of Yosemite Valley
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Yep if pin came out, the locking tab is probably missing....You can make one or buy one (I believe they are still available)...
Dale
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Lo Cash John
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Happened in my turbo Ghia once. ONCE.
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clonebug
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I forgot the clip once.............. 
Oh sh*t moment......
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BL3Manx
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http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=113721221
With a VW when you teach yourself to do the repairs and maintenance you usually make every possible mistake once. They're great learning opportunities and usually a mistake just damages something which you need to replace. Mistakes on the brakes, steering and suspension are the ones that may never even give you a chance to know what went wrong. You really need to follow the book on those. |
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