Fuck. I can't drive now.

[Echonova]

if I'm not mistaken I know on honda's the master cylinder is under the pass. seat.. where are they at on VWs?

Behind the glovebox. But if you know nothing about brakes, how are you so sure it's the master cylinder and not a blown line or slave cylinder(if you have rear drums)?

[Jecht]

Behind the glovebox. But if you know nothing about brakes, how are you so sure it's the master cylinder and not a blown line or slave cylinder(if you have rear drums)?

Well its got discs, no drums. I checked all of the brake lines, none of them are leaking and they are all properly connected. I checked the pedal assembly and there was nothing wrong there. From what I've looked up so far, the brake master cylinder has two parts inside of it: one for the passenger side brakes and the other for the driver side. I could push the pedal all the way to the floor with almost zero pressure but once I got it all the way down the brakes on the driver side would grab a little and the car would pull to the left. That leads me to believe that together they make the pedal stiff but when one of them fails that there is not pressure on the pedal but the working side still works a little.

Sorry I don't know the technical terms for those little parts. I'm trying to teach myself about brakes while I figure out how to fix it.

I'm not sure though, its just a guess since I couldn't find anything else.

Anyways, +1 to everyone who posted, even those who don't care and those who tell me the wrong procedure.

I believed you until I looked it up myself!

[sullen]

Well its got discs, no drums. I could push the pedal all the way to the floor with almost zero pressure but once I got it all the way down the brakes on the driver side would grab a little and the car would pull to the left.
Anyways, +1 to everyone who posted, even those who don't care and those who tell me the wrong procedure.

I believed you until I looked it up myself!

as in the car actually stops? checked to see if the rotors are worn then? if the car stops, could just be the rotors are worn from bad balancer valve, in that case, new brakes and new diverter valve. master cyl would be ok then.

[Jecht]

as in the car actually stops? checked to see if the rotors are worn then? if the car stops, could just be the rotors are worn from bad balancer valve, in that case, new brakes and new diverter valve. master cyl would be ok then.

Rotors looked fine a week ago when I had the wheels off changing the camber.

Yes, the car slows down a little. Its not enough to drive on the street though. I had to use the e-brake all the way home. People were giving me WTF??? kinda looks.