Passat brakes - more info

[Geraint Lloyd]

Peter
does your hand brake work on both rear wheels?
Geraint
Montreal

Peter Orban wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> First of all, many thanks for the mumerous replies!
>
> Here is some more info on the car and the problem:
>  The dealer is in London, Ontario, Leavens VW, where
the car was purchesed new
> in '02 December. The warranty runs out this
December.
>
>  The engine is the NA 30 valve 2.8l V6 motor, it is
the b5.5 platform. The
> brake booster is vacuum operated. The car has ASR
(anti slip) function but no
> dynamic stability, brake force distributiom, or
emergency brake assist
> function.
>
>  The brake does not seem to be overboosted, in
general use it seems to behave
> normally. The ABS kicks in when two wheels are on
the shoulder of the road and
> braking stronger. The brake is not soft when the
engine is not running. When
> the engine is running, it can be "pumped up" to a
harder state.
>  The dealer "flushed the ABS unit" with their
computer when replacing the fluid
> and the MC. The hydraulic system (and the car) was
not touched before by
> anyone. I doubt that there would be soft flex brake
lines, but I have not
> checked. Brake fluid level is/was normal.
>  The Bentley manual for the car asks for pumping up
the hydraulics from one of
> the front brake blead points, and monitor pressure
drop versus time to evaluate
> the MC. I doubt that the dealer did that test, but
at that time I did not ask.
>  Only problem I am aware of the Passat ABS unit is
failure of the electronics,
> the connector wiring comes loose from the hybrid
circuit in the controller.
> There is a "Russian Repair" (basically resoldering
of connector wires) around
> on the net.
>
>  The first time I noticed the soft brakes was when
we got a 05 Cavalier, no
> ABS, and it has rock solid pedal feel.
>
> Thanks again, and I will keep you posted!
>
> Peter
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