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Terry Peerson · 11-07-2005, 08:09 AM

My '96 Tahoe's brakes feel weird. The pedal is going "down" quite a ways before the brakes engage. I bled the system, thinking there might be some air in the lines, but no help. So, I started checking around and found a significant vacuum leak around the shaft boot (by the brake pedal). So, it looks like the booster might be the problem. I have never had a booster fail before. Is the leaking vacuum around the boot a common symptom of a failed booster? Or, could it be something else?

Thanks,

T

11-07-2005, 08:09 AM	#1
Terry Peerson Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bonner Springs, KS Posts: 307	Brakes messing-up! My '96 Tahoe's brakes feel weird. The pedal is going "down" quite a ways before the brakes engage. I bled the system, thinking there might be some air in the lines, but no help. So, I started checking around and found a significant vacuum leak around the shaft boot (by the brake pedal). So, it looks like the booster might be the problem. I have never had a booster fail before. Is the leaking vacuum around the boot a common symptom of a failed booster? Or, could it be something else? Thanks, T __________________ 1972 Cheyenne (awaiting 2nd Restoration) 1996 Tahoe (Wife's Car) 1968 Volkswagen Beetle (My Daily Driver) 2004 Silverado SS (Can't afford to drive the dang thing with gas at $ 3.00)



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