Last fryday night my 58 beetle lost her brakes
leaking right hand front wheel cylinder, I thought !
spent the afternoon replacing the offending
cylinder ,regreasing the bearings bleeding the brakes
etc,etc,etc, had good firm pedal driving out the gate
and no brakes at the end of the street !!!:cry
me thinks it might be master cylinder
any ideas ????
I THINK I WILL sit down and have a beer now!!:puke
surely if you fill the master cylinder and pump the brakes you should be able too find the wet spot ,,,,even if you get someone to help
BETTER TO BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT:puke
ok found the problem, blow past in the master cylinder
fitted new one heres fingers crossed, if you see me
in your rear vision mirror dont brake !👍
cool lets just hope thats got it
BETTER TO BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT:puke
All part of the fun, you are not alone ...
I bought a seemingly straight 62 1/2 off here 18 months ago only to find out at the top of the hill into Newport Beach that I was livin on a prayer..
Lucky I was able to turn into a side street (using both lanes) to stop...
Nothings guaranteed with bugs, if its any consolation the same car went up in huge flames on Mona Vale Road with me & my wife in it @ 7am 3 months later...
Lesson learnt: never mind the brakes, check your fuel lines...often...
S
[ Edited on 31-3-2007 by sugarlips ]
yeah pat hope it stops now..
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consider a later dual circuit MS. If one wheel fails at least you can still stop.
hand brake!!
..
my brakes work !
my fuel lines are good !
apparently my herbie didnt like sitting on 86 mph for 20 minutes I.ve got oil on the outside of my engine lid righthand guard etc lots of it!!!
Kim
The brakes are the pedal in the middle! 😁
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hand brake!!
..
my brakes work !
my fuel lines are good !
apparently my herbie didnt like sitting on 86 mph for 20 minutes I.ve got oil on the outside of my engine lid righthand guard etc lots of it!!!
Kim
Mine leaks oil there all the time. the open decklid means the oil gets all over the right hand side tail light.
I'm also out of brakes. Lost the fluid last week. Leaked out of the reservoir bottle onto the front beam. Pedal got longer & longer until thursday when it went to the floor on the way home.
The little hose that joins the reservoir to the master cylinder is split but looks like it's been there since 1963.
Spare the Duct tape, spoil the job - Red Green
frank2112 wrote:Mine leaks oil there all the time. the open decklid means the oil gets all over the right hand side tail light.
sounds like ur oil breather hose isnt connected
-Joel
She looked good on the way to Redcliffe today Patty! We weren't nerevous at all about you being behind us for a change! :P
Now we just gotta sort out her little idling prob! :thumb
Ash x
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All the breathers are good. It only leaks from the crank pulley if I rev it too hard. I think another breather may need to be plumbed in.
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