When the brakes push back to you that's a sign that the servo mechanism is
leaking air or not adjusted properly. It usually has to do with faulty
plunger seal in the large canister or the adjustment, placement of the
little plastic air valves under the little side cover which has 4
screws....That might need dissasembly and cleaning and a check to see that
all the parts are there!----- Original Message -----
From: Susan or Jim Ellis <ellis838(at)concentric.net>
To: alpine list <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 5:04 AM
Subject: brakes
> Hello Alpiners
> I have a brake question. After rebuilding the master cylinder, front
> calipers, and rear wheel cylinders and replacing the pads and shoes, the
> brakes are still not quite right. The car stops but pedal effort is high
> and after a long drive yesterday the pedal seemed to push back at me
> when I applied the brakes. Would this be a problem with the dreaded
> servo unit or maybe there is still air in the system? Also this maybe a
> dumb question but should you have the car running so the servo has
> vacuum when you bleed the brakes? Thanks jim SV
>
>
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