poor brakes
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Have the brake pads and shoes been replaced?
Have you bleed the brakes?
Is the free-play set to spec?
If the rears are out of adjustment (very unlikely) due to the design, I have seen the rear adjustment slides spring brake….
I have also seen where master Cylinder leak at the piston and pressure is lost as the fluid can leak out of the master and in to the booster….
So more accurate description is needed as your post is indicative to a system that needs some work, rather than an issue.
Also a Vacuum leak to the booster will negate the power from the booster and return you to Manual Brakes….which are sluggish.
If you pump the Brakes (power off) can you build and maintain pressure or does the pedal sink? This is more indicative of a air issue and bleeding should be the first step in diagnosis.
On a New to me CAR, I replace every braking component on the car, that is MC, Rear Wheel Cyl, rebuild the Calipers, pads, rotors and shoes, then a complete flush of the brake lines and a good Bleed…. That way I know that all is well….
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1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
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Tap them with a wrench, or carefully use heat…
Only use a Brake Line Spanner, or a Pair of Vice-Grips low on the nipple and tap it with a hammer (tap not smack). Once you get them loose, either replace them or remove and clean them. Wrap with Teflon tape on the Threads to the end, poke the bleeder port….(prevents this from happening again).
I would suspect that you have air in the Calipers…that the previous owners couldn't get the bleeders loose to bleed.
If they still wont come out, (left-handed Drill bits and a reversible drill usually work) or you may have to buy rebuilts, but remember to remove the bleeder screw and wrap it with Teflon tape.
What do Divorces, Great Coffee, and Car Electrics all have in common?
They all start with GOOD Grounds.
Where are my DIY Links?
They all start with GOOD Grounds.
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Also the rears are supposed to be self adjusting but rarely are. The pedal moves miles just taking up the slack, with the drum back on use a pointy screw driver to pull down the self adjuster to remove all the free play/slack.
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1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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