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10-28-2004, 09:48 AM
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Brake hiss...
Help...
I'm having a little brake trouble on my '87 burb. When I depress the brake pedal, I hear a hiss that sounds like a small vacuum line hissing air. This persists about half the pedal travel and I have no brake power. Then on the bottom half of the travel, the hiss stops (mostly) and I get brakes. There is a place along the travel that I can hold the pedal at and get a constant hiss and no brakes at all.  What is this?-Kris |
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10-28-2004, 11:45 AM
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Who's in CHARGE??????????
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i would bet its your brake booster
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10-28-2004, 05:37 PM
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It is your brake booster. I had the exact same problem, put in another one with a 12-month warranty, and 13 months later it did it again @#$%*^%$. I was so excited... If its the first time you've changed it, you have my sympathies.
Also, if your master cylinder is leaking into the booster, that will kill it.
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10-29-2004, 08:40 AM
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Yes, its the booster, or the little plastic piece that the hose connects too.....pretty common for the to crack with heat/age and they arent very expensive....check that and the hose for leaks first (it may be dry-rotted).
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10-29-2004, 09:21 AM
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Thanks...
Thanks for the info y'all. Is this piece inside or outside the firewall... I've never replaced one, but I have replaced my master cylender 3 times
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10-29-2004, 10:58 AM
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Magnificent bastard
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The plastic piece is a check valve that is located on the booster in the engine compartment. It has a hose that runs to a vacuum source (mine goes to the carb).
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11-01-2004, 09:16 AM
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well.................did you fix it?
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11-01-2004, 11:36 AM
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Not yet... I'm a big Halloween guy and was working some Haunted Houses. I'll take a look this coming weekend and keep ya posted.
Thanks, -Kris |
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