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      Aug 2004
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      Problem with Brakes Need Help!!

      OK, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO CLARIFY THIS RIGHT OFF THE BAT.. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM WAS PRE EXISTING BEFORE I EVEN HAD THE HYDROBOOST. I am in NO WAY BLAMING THE HYDROBOOST UNIT OR PAUL IN ANY WAY. If people interpreted this to be the case. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT THAT WAY, IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION!! My apologies to Paul or anyone else that may have misinterpreted this information. OK

      The brake gremelins are back again. I have a hydroboost unit and had this problem last year but not really that bad only once in a while so here it goes.

      I start the car and after it warms up, I go to back out of the driveway or drive forward out of the drive way and BAM!! THE FRIGING PEDAL GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR!! NO Brakes!!. This is especially frustrating because the car now has a manual tranny in it. The pedal does not come back it stays to the floor and comes back very very slow. After driving it for a little while it goes away and the brakes work fine until I come to a slow stop, then the pedal will go to the floor again. This is really frustrating because the reason I went to a hydroboost is because I thought I was not getting enough vaccuum to run a regular booster!! As a side note, all of these parts were bought brand new and are about 1 yr old.

      Hydroboost
      all brake lines
      rear 11 inch complete drum brakes
      new front calipers and rubber hoses
      new combination valve
      new master cylinder
      new power steering box
      new fast ratio iroc steering box
      As you can see everything in the complete braking system was bought BRAND NEW. I figured that I would eliminate any problems and replace everything. I also power bleed the entire system and followed the hydroboost instructions to the letter. It ran fine at the end of last season but would do this every once in a great while then. Now it is ten times worst!! This is very very frustrating not to mention very dangerous. Could it be that I dont have enough pressure in the current powersteering pump to run BOTH the fast ratio box AND hydroboost unit??? Has ANYONE had this problem before??PLEASE HELP!!

      Last edited by toofun; 04-21-2006 at 05:53 AM. Reason: improper title





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