bomb gone again?

[Ameer Antar]

I doubt it's the bomb if it was brand new, these guys usually last longer 
than that. I'd check the brake servo and pump as others have said, but I'd 
also check the damper hose from the front of the pump to the bomb. The hose 
has two parts and the line in the middle needs to be in good shape to 
create enough pressure for the bomb to store. The damper hose constricts 
flow but increases pressure. So if the holes in it open or whatever, the 
flow can increase, but the pressure goes down. I think it's worth checking 
the whole hydraulic system that affects the brakes, which includes...pump, 
damper hose, bomb, servo, reservoir, hoses from bomb to servo and servo to 
reservoir for any problems. Good luck. Please let us know what happens. We 
all learn a lot from that...

-ameer

At 06:40 AM 2/15/2001 , you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am still fighting my brakes: An occasional flashing of the brake light in
>the dash has turned into continuous flashing and the lovely three beeps. At
>the same time the brake pedal is stiff when car is first started but returns
>to normal after a mile. Testing the bomb reveals that I get 3-5 pumps with
>the enginge off before the pedal stiffens. There is no leak and the bomb is
>4 months old. Blau tells me they've never had a defective bomb and it must
>be my pump (Normal assist though as far as I can tell).
>So the question is: is my bomb the culprit? Thank you as always!
>
>Christoph Casati/CASATIDESIGN.COM
>
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