87 braking problem (pedal hard to press)
09-19-10, 11:48 AM
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87 braking problem (pedal hard to press)
Hey folks, I have a 1987 GXL, I went to drive her last night and the brake pedal is very hard to press and hard to stop the car. Fluid good, I checked the power booster and seems to be working correctly. When I looked at the driver side front calipar, one of the pistons was not retracting. I removed the dust boot and re-tightened it seems to be on correctly. Any suggestions?
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By the way, I'm pretty new to this site and have found it very useful. Thanks in advance..
09-21-10, 02:28 PM
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had a similar problem with my truck. turned out being something with the brake booster... dont remember what the problem was, but i do remember that it was in fact the booster.
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The booster vacuum hose seems to be working fine but I don't know how much pressure it's suppose to give off. It's not a lot of pressure.
Anyway, I took off all the calipars and going to overhaul them. I also took off the master and it looks okay. I guess i'll take it one step at a time.
The car is 23 years old and everything looks like the original. Won't hurt to start replacing eveything.
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-Bass
Anyway, I took off all the calipars and going to overhaul them. I also took off the master and it looks okay. I guess i'll take it one step at a time.
The car is 23 years old and everything looks like the original. Won't hurt to start replacing eveything.
Thanks
-Bass
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