hmm...type44 bomb question

[Aleksander Mierzwa]

At 19:11 2002-05-08 +0000, Chris Dyer wrote:

>Replaced bomb, master & slave about 55k mi./2.5 yr. ago. Wrench said that
>brake accumulator is leaking. This is the same item as the "bomb", yes? And
>is it unusual that it should fail so soon? (part was new, not rebuilt) Car
>is a '87 5kcstq, 185k mi.

One of the connections to the bomb may be leaking. Did you use new crush
washers when reconnecting the pump to bomb hose? AFAIK there is no way for
the bomb to leak externally, it's welded shut during assembly, there are no
external seals which could leak.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland