[Vwdiesel] Brake SNAFU

[TexasTDI]

I've never had to add any fluid.  The pedal always stops at a certain point.
It just felt a little squishy.  And the point where the brakes engaged was
closer to the floor than I would like.  It would always get a little stiffer
if I pumped it once.  And the brakes would engage a little higher.

Today the brakes seemed the same the first time I stepped on them.  But
after I pumped it once, it wouldn't go down hardly at all.  I had to stand
on the brakes to make them work.  Luckily it happened while I was in town.
I wasn't going very fast and I wasn't too far from home.

Christopher J. Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 243k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 111k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Brake SNAFU


> Chris
> Does the pedal 'sink' under pressure if you don't pump it?
> Could it be your actually not getting much vaccuum coupled
> with a slow leak through the master seal?
> The Miser