1993 Volkswagen Golf Brakes not working properly

DEZB

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1993 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
200,000 MILES

The brakes for my golf 1 dont work properly. When I press on the brakes the car does not stop immediately and my break lights only come on when I step on the brakes fully. The break pads are still fine and I just changed the break light switch.

Thursday, August 29th, 2013 AT 4:35 AM

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EXOVCDS

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Air in the lines?
Drum brakes in the rear? Might be out of adjustment?
The brake proportioning valve could be bad?
The master cylinder could be bad?
The brake light switch might need to be adjusted?
Is the brake pedal hard to push? The booster might not be getting enough vacuum?

Thomas

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Friday, August 30th, 2013 AT 4:18 PM

DEZB

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Thanx 4 the reply.
The brake pedal pushes all the way down.

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Friday, August 30th, 2013 AT 11:17 PM

EXOVCDS

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Time to play mechanic and go through the list I posted.

Once you find the problem, we can help with "how to".

Thomas

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Sunday, September 1st, 2013 AT 10:56 AM

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Will the pedal pump up? I feel you may have a by passing master cylinder, if you have a pedal that slowly sinks under light pedal pressure this may the problem.

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Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 AT 5:12 AM

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