Aircooled VW South Africa

Ever since I got the car back from the mech, the brakes have been binding terribly. Especially when driving around for a while. I read quiet a bit on the subject some okes had some bad experiences.

Anyway the car is at Robbie ( Beetle man in PMB )

He is doing all 4 linings - 1 wheel bearing - 2 seized hoses for R1100. Price sounds fair to me.

Is there anything else I need to look out for? Hope she comes right, the binding is the most annoying thing.

Lots of moola this bug is costing me

Regards

Binding brakes are often caused by aged flexible brake hoses, which start to behave like a one-way valve. This can also be caused by insufficient play between the brake pedal pushrod and the master cylinder.

If you need to replace one of the flex hoses, I would replace all of them. Likewise, I never replace wheel bearings except as axle sets -- if one side needs replacing now, the other will likely soon follow.

Thank you

Best thing to upgrade to is disk brakes all round

Unless you're building a high-performance Beetle or live on a mountain pass, the stock brakes, when correctly set up, are quite adequate.

The brakes are actually quiet good. This was before I sent it for a service. Should be even better now.

Getting the car back today - cant wait. Hope that binding issue is sorted.

I am trying to keep her as standard as possible. One mod leads to another and is a costly affair. Before my bug I had a twincam turbo. Learnt a good few lessons

Beetle man is a ripoff. I'm in Pmb myself. Give me a call sometime. 0845827429.

I have exactly the same problem of binding brakes on my 68 beetle which started after it came back from a service. I am in Centurion and need to get hold of someone who will be able to give advice of how to fix or where I can go to to get the problem straightened out. The binding is most annoying and very frustrating.