[Vwdiesel] Continuing brake Problems

[crusader]

After much frustration, I broke down and took to car to my local mechanic
who also believes that it is the proportioning valve.  He also added that it
is pricey.

Does anyone know of a used one for sale?

Thanks,

Kerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Boyer" <boyer at cts.com>
To: "Nate Wall" <nwall at opei.org>; "crusader" <crusader at nccw.net>
Cc: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Continuing brake Problems


> I had a bad rear wheel cylinder on an A1 and it just wouldn't bleed.  It
> didn't leak
> in the pressure mode, but it sucked in air when it retracted.  I bled the
> damn thing
> for hours until I talked to a buddy who suggested replacing it.  Cured it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Boyer
> San Diego
>
> At 10:59 AM 12/30/02 -0500, Nate Wall wrote:
> >What type of VW? The A-2 Jettas have a load-sensing proportioning valve
> >next to the rear axle beam that sometimes leaks fluid.
> >
> >--Nate
> >
> >crusader wrote:
> >
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > --
> > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > Thanks to all of you who responded to my question last week about my
> > failing master cylinder.  I replaced it and bled all 4 wheels.  However,
> > on the rear driver side, the line bubbled and foamed no matter how much
I
> > bled.  After noticing that I had good "pedal" I gave up.
> > >
> > > Now, four days later, my pedal started to sink and after two more days
> > I was back to pumping 3-4 times before I got any braking action.  The
> > difference now, is that after I pump it up, the pedal does not sink as
before.
> > >
> > > I just bled that back wheel again and I continue to get foaming fluid
> > out of the wheel cylinder.  Can the wheel cylinder be the problem?
> > >
> > > Thanks again,
> > >
> > > Kerry
> > > --
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