[Vwdiesel] Brakes 91 Jetta pedal to floor-don't buy used.

[paul lew]

I agree, it's the master cylinder(the part the fluid reservoir is attached to)
But don't buy a used one, I had the exact same problem on my 91 Jetta a couple years ago, and I went through two used ones that had the same problem a week or two after I installed them, from either sitting too long, or just happened to be defective when the car was put in the wrecking yard.One of them was from a 97 golf
It only cost me, between $60-70 for the new part.

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> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:25:09 -0400
> From: "mikitka" <mikitka at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Brakes 91 Jetta pedal to floor
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> Well the brakes on my 91 jetta are telling me something is
> wrong. The pedal
> got soft and slowly went to the floor. But then it pumped
> up and was fine
> for a few days and now it started doing it again to the
> point of now it does
> it all the time and when I do pump it, it is like the power
> brake part is
> disconnected.  There are no visible leaks around the
> wheels. My parking
> brake cable broke a week or so ago so I guess I need to
> check all four
> corners on the car.  Any suggestions as to where to
> get and what to get in
> the way of brake pads/shoes?  I notice while looking
> up at the Autohaus they
> list one size. Is there a difference between the left and
> right parking
> brake cable?  It looks like all the brake hardware
> except for the lining of
> course is the original stuff. Would it be a good idea to
> change out the
> front flexable brake hoses? The car has 220k on it.
> 
> At least I can wait since I got the truck to drive so
> getting what I need
> from Autohaus isn't an issue.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
> Nick
> 
> 


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