I have driven cars with a hard pedal, no booster problem, and still no stopping
power. In this case, the linings may be saturated or just plain stale.
Paul
In a message dated 3/22/2004 11:30:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> Captden30@xxxxxxx wrote:
> at first everything seemed fine. then the brakes started to not work
>properly and the car would barely stop, even at low sped.
> ========================
> When a booster goes out, you must increase the pressure applied by your foot
>as the booster is no longer boosting your muscles' power. This could make you
>feel like they are tougher to actuate, but they should still work, you'll just
>be red in the face as you try to stom down on the pedal.
> Boosters are not made out of jelly or some other substance that goes bad
>after 3 weeks of inactivity. If that were true, think about how many people
>would be writing into the list or talking about it at the barber shop or
>whatever. There would be tests to be performed every time that you even
>thought about driving the car!! The rebuilder is feeding you a line, I'm
>afraid.
> ----
> If you are driving your 1953 with a new booster and nothing else done, it
>could be something else. EVERY car that I get gets new brake hoses, master
>and wheel cylinders installed immediately.
> Before I drive it.
> If one seal goes on your system, you're not going to have any brakes. You
>will still have steering so you'll have choices about where you land, but
>thats about all you'll have going for you.
> If you have had everything else done, inspect all lines and wheel cylinders
>for leakage/failure. Open the MC and see if it's out of fluid. If it's low
>or empty you have a brake system problem. If full and the pedal's hard, you
>have a booster problem.
> Could be that you have a booster rebuilder problem too.
>
>
>
> Kenyon Wills
> San Lorenzo/SF Bay Area
>
> 1960 Chrysler Imperial
>LeBaron>http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1960/Kenyon/Page01.htm
>
> 1964 Chrysler Crown Imperial>http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1964/Kenyon64/
>
> 1973 Chrysler Imperial
> LeBaron>http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1973/Wills/index.htm
>
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