corrado9184
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ill have to put the vacuum gauge back on it and check it again. Maybe it went to ****.
If yours is working it’s likely fine, I was referring to corrados issuesI bought a brand new one from summit. But i will absolutely maintain a safe distance and be weary.
Sometimes, that arm can be extended too much when you get another booster. It will then apply constant light pressure on the master cylinder. As your brakes heat up, they will put more and more drag on your parts. Eventually, it will be difficult to drive and your brakes will be smoking. That's just something else to keep in mind.
Reading through the threads, I had a similar issue after redoing complete front/back brakes( calipers hoses drums rotor hoses drums wheel cylinders, master cylinder, and switching to a electric vacuum pump, still had squishy pedal, and had to pump it. What most were pointing at was the RABS, but I found a link on adjusting vacuum boost arm that pushes in the master cylinder. After playing with it, actually stopping and pulling the master cylinder off and adjusting as I did a test drive, I got my brakes just right. The OP stated they installed a new booster.. The booster push arm may not be set correctly for the new master cylinder.
Hope that helps.
Sometimes, that arm can be extended too much when you get another booster. It will then apply constant light pressure on the master cylinder. As your brakes heat up, they will put more and more drag on your parts. Eventually, it will be difficult to drive and your brakes will be smoking. That's just something else to keep in mind.
Of course, I posted from my own experience. Although I didn't get the brakes hot enough to stop me. They got hot enough to put enough drag on my Bronco to put a serious damper on the speed I could drive. I only assume that they would cause a vehicle to come to a stop with locked up brakes.I had forgotten this issue. We had the same issue when we replaced the master/booster combo in the late 80’s on our bullnose. The brakes were slightly applied all the time.