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Offline 84chevysilverado

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Brake booster
« on: July 05, 2011, 06:57:09 am »
My brake booster has a leak everytime I hit the brakes you can hear the the booster lose vacume. My question is will an 88 chevy truck or newr booster work on mt 81 k5?
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Re: Brake booster
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2011, 11:11:26 am »
Don't think so due to yours being a MT. I took gasket sealer and put alot between the master cylinder and booster. Fixed the leak lol
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Re: Brake booster
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2011, 11:44:18 am »
Quote from: Irish_Alley on July 05, 2011, 11:11:26 am
Don't think so due to yours being a MT. I took gasket sealer and put alot between the master cylinder and booster. Fixed the leak lol

Theres a death trap waiting to happen....
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Re: Brake booster
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2011, 11:57:32 am »
There are tests to see if the booster is bad.  One is, do you have to nearly stand on your pedal to get the brakes to work?  Should hear a whoooshing sound too when applying brakes.
 check this thread out....
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=5202.0
« Last Edit: July 05, 2011, 11:59:04 am by SgtDel »
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Re: Brake booster
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2011, 01:50:31 pm »
Quote from: topp on July 05, 2011, 11:44:18 am
Quote from: Irish_Alley on July 05, 2011, 11:11:26 am
Don't think so due to yours being a MT. I took gasket sealer and put alot between the master cylinder and booster. Fixed the leak lol

Theres a death trap waiting to happen....
lol na its all good no leaks and most time i dont even use them i just down shift.
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Re: Brake booster
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2011, 02:12:04 pm »
If your diaphragm is shot it's shot. Replace it. When you step on the pedal you should hear the sound of air pressure rushing in. If you hear a sustained suction sound when you depress the pedal replace the booster.
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Re: Brake booster
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2011, 08:15:34 pm »
yeah all joking aside replace it asap. the reason i did that to mine i couldnt keep her running to go mudding it was a cheap quick fix to have fun i dont even drive her anymore starting a resto
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Re: Brake booster
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2011, 04:02:08 pm »

I bit the bullet recently. Started to clean my old unit and it was leaking like a sieve. Just ordered a nice shiny unit to bolt straight on!!
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