Re: No pressure in brake pedal

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

One thing I haven't heard mentioned is the brake booster.  The original 
poster said the brakes would hold the car still when it was stopped.  Did 
the pedal continue to go to the floor when you were pushing the brakes with 
the car stopped?  If it is moving, there is a leak somewhere or a bad MC.  I 
just went through a strange brake problem in my Volvo where I had a pinhole 
in the brake booster that only allowed a certain amount of brake boost.  If 
you were stopped, or stopping gradually, the brakes felt fine.  But if you 
wanted to slow down quickly, you quickly hit the max amount of vacuum assist 
and you had to press the pedal really hard to get any more stopping power.  
It's kind of hard to describe in text, but I hope it makes sense.

Bottom line, if it's not a leak and it's not a bad MC, it could be the brake 
booster.

Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition

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