Got the rack bolt--but now no brake assist

[Fred Munro]

If the pump goes empty, Wallace, you have to manually prime it before it
will pump. Try removing the belt and the discharge hoses and manually turn
the pulley until you see oil pulsing out of the discharge. Reconnect and try
again. I always filled the pumps before installing them whenever I had them
off for repairs.

HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4  125k km

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wallace White" <wallace at stanfordalumni.org>
To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 7:33 PM
Subject: Got the rack bolt--but now no brake assist


> Thanks for the replies about screwing in the bolt for the pump-to-rack
> hose. A little while later I finally got it. Once again, there was no
> secret to getting it. Just took many, many tries.
>
> Once I got things back together, I started it up for a test drive. Brake
> light comes on, which happened the last time I replaced the hose. No
> brake assist, too--again like last time. It must take some time before
> the brake system is repressurized.
>
> But, I ran the engine for maybe fifteen minutes, and still no brake
> assist. It didn't take more than a minute or two last time.
>
> Any ideas? I hope the pump didn't get hosed (pardon the pun) when the
> hose burst. It did run for, oh, 15 seconds without fluid.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Wallace
>   '87 5kcstq 170k