Re: spongy brakes..?

[Gerry Reichelt <reichelt@telepath.com>]

At 19:35 02/26/99 -0500, POTATO! wrote:
>
>i test drove my car today (81 rabbit with a 16v conversion)...and the
>brakes felt real spongy......
>
>i did a complet 16v brake upgrade (10.1 calipers on the front, rear discs,
>bigger booster and master cylinder, and bled the system completely after
>installing everything.........
>
>but, the brakes seem to have a "dead space" .......you press the pedal and
>it's like no resistance...and then all of the sudden they catch......
>
>does this sound like air in the lines?....or a different problem
>entirely?......
>
>i've never had a master cylinder go bad, or air in the lines, so i'm not
>sure exactly what that feels like........fluid level appears ok, so i'm at
>a bit of a loss
>
>
>any help would be appreciated
>
   It does sound like air in the lines, or possibly older rubber brake
lines that stretch some. I've got the same prob on my '87.
Gerry

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