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01-12-2015, 01:12 PM
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Power brakes
Hello all, pardon my ignorance, but how do I know if I have power brakes? if there's a sticky to this somewhere, please direct me to it.
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01-12-2015, 01:14 PM
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Re: Power brakes
You will have a vacuum canister between the firewall and master cylinder.
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01-12-2015, 01:17 PM
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Re: Power brakes
Can you post a pic of that? Is it the same as the brake booster?
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01-12-2015, 01:52 PM
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Re: Power brakes
It is,
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01-12-2015, 02:59 PM
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Re: Power brakes
Power brakes is short for vacuum assisted brakes which has to have a vacuum source and a booster both to work.
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01-12-2015, 03:31 PM
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Re: Power brakes
Non power brakes will have the master cylinder mounted directly to the firewall, like so:
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01-12-2015, 03:36 PM
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Re: Power brakes
Thanks guys!
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01-12-2015, 04:37 PM
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Re: Power brakes
Size of your right thigh.
Non power assisted brakes require a lot more pressure to get the brakes to apply so your right thigh will get much larger. Think Popeye. Just couldn't resist. already answered properly. Carry on.
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