hi again everyone, my vans brakes have got worse and worse, they now dont work at all, on looking in the engine bay the vacuum hose from the vacuum pump had tape over it. under the tape was a break in the hose with a pen! yes a pen shoved inside. if i have the engine idling i can feel a pull on the line from the hose but not an immense amount, with some revs its increases but again it doesnt feel like much.
could this be a vacuum pump failure?
strangely the van brakes better in reverse than going forward.
ive just replaced both front disks and pads, the caliper has movement but it doesnt look like too much force.

any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

many thanks
simon