I HAVE NO BRAKES ON MY 71 IMP LEBARON 4 DR HRD TOP

["Margaret Townsend" <smt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also experienced pretty much the same problem with brakes  in my 62
LeBaron when I was bringing it home from Pa. We discovered the only thing
wrong was the Rubber hose leading to the brake booster had hardened
from age and when the car warmed up a little the hose pinched shut and cut
off the vacuum . Maybe you could luck out and it would only be hose trouble
worth checking out if you havent already
Steve T.
62 LeBaron
----- Original Message -----
From: Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: IML: I HAVE NO BRAKES ON MY 71 IMP LEBARON 4 DR HRD TOP


> --- Jason Slaten <jasonslaten@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I HAVE ALMOST NO BRAKES THE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD..IT
> > WON'T EVEN GO TO THE
> > FLOOR...COULD IT B  MY BRAKE BOOSTER THAT IS CAUSING
> > THE PROBLEM....I
>
> There's about a 99.9% chance that it's the brake
> booster.  If the brake booster is bad, the pedal will
> be very hard, but the brakes WILL still work -- it'll
> just take a LOT of effort to engage them.
>
> New boosters are available, and there are sources that
> will rebuild them.  See
> http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Brakes/boosters.htm
> and also
> http://www.imperialclub.com/repair/brakes/power.htm
>
> Good luck!
>
> Elijah
> who once discovered a bad booster in a '71 Imperial --
> while exiting the Interstate at 70+ mph!
>
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