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Brake boosters
Does anyone know if a brake booster diaphragm will dry out from just sitting around? I found one that has been sitting, off the truck, for about a year. Is there a way to test them besides installing it and trying it out?
Thanks, Mark
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Re: Brake boosters
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I would suppose they can but I think the diaphragms are made out of pretty good stuff. If you have some way of drawing a vacuum on it to see if it holds it, that would work. Whatever you used would have to have a gauge on it. I tested mine with my Harbor Freight vacuum brake bleeder. LockDoc
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Re: Brake boosters
So put a vacuum on the fitting that goes to the intake manifold and see if it holds? Would a hand vacuum pump work?
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Re: Brake boosters
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Re: Brake boosters
Thanks for the info guys, I'll test it before I put it on.
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