hard/weak brake pedal
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hard/weak brake pedal
Figured I'd just make a thread because I keep finding back an forth results...
Anyway the car is a 90 vert and recently my brake pedal has been harder with I want to say slightly less travel and definitely doesn't stop the car as well.
Wondering if it's the booster? From what I read they dont usually go bad and don't want to have to replace unless I have too because it's a PITA.
Could it be just be my master? Or a stuck caliper? I know rear calipers are missing those little clips could that have something to do with it?
Thanks for any input.
Sorry about the fairly common question but figured I'd just ask for my specific issue.
Anyway the car is a 90 vert and recently my brake pedal has been harder with I want to say slightly less travel and definitely doesn't stop the car as well.
Wondering if it's the booster? From what I read they dont usually go bad and don't want to have to replace unless I have too because it's a PITA.
Could it be just be my master? Or a stuck caliper? I know rear calipers are missing those little clips could that have something to do with it?
Thanks for any input.
Sorry about the fairly common question but figured I'd just ask for my specific issue.
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and since its intermittent, try to blow/suck though the hose a few times, if it works sometimes, you need to cycle it
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Ok so I took the hose off the booster blowing towards the hard line I could barley blow but seemed like there was some flow not a complete vaccum.
When I took the hose of the booster it made a nice little hiss tho not sure what that means.
When I took the hose of the booster it made a nice little hiss tho not sure what that means.
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Tho After following the vacccum hoses from the booster to the engine I don't see any valve. Is it literally inside 0f the vaccum hoses or hardline?
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if you can get any air through it it's bad... I would try replacing it first.
vacuum boosters can go bad if your brake master cylinder looses it's rear seal and starts leaking brake fluid into it, which isn't uncommon. If the bottom of your booster is really rusty, I wouldn't be surprised if this happened (brake fluid strips the paint)
vacuum boosters can go bad if your brake master cylinder looses it's rear seal and starts leaking brake fluid into it, which isn't uncommon. If the bottom of your booster is really rusty, I wouldn't be surprised if this happened (brake fluid strips the paint)
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If you inadvertently have put that Rubber hose on in Reverse then your pedal gets Rock hard with almost Zero stopping power.
I mean like grabbing the wheel and pulling your weight onto the pedal to stop the car.
(hose actually has an arrow to indicate direction)
I mean like grabbing the wheel and pulling your weight onto the pedal to stop the car.
(hose actually has an arrow to indicate direction)
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Still haven't picked that up to see if There is a difference stuck with trying to remove the pilot bearing even the blind hole puller I rented won't work ffs looks like I need to break out the dremal all I have is a dam wood carving bit tho..
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