[V8] New Silver '90

[Seamus O'Carey]

Well I just got done doing the test from the tech manual and it looks like
the brake servo is bad.  Apparently it's not supposed to drip out of the
line, much less pour like a faucet.

So I'll be replacing the servo first thing.  Does it sound like I should
also replace the master cylinder while I'm there?  Or should I do the servo
and see if it fixes it and if not, then replace the MC?  They don't look
terribly difficult to replace.

As far as the sticking throttle cable, it seems there's a recall on a cruise
control bushing that might cause the trouble I'm having.  I have the little
recall notice card (it came with the car), so I'll probably have that done
as soon as I get the brakes sorted out.

Seamus


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>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Ingo Rautenberg <
> ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm with Cobram. Bad Master Cylinder. Also check all of the caliper
>> sliders (especially the rears). I suspect a few may be stuck/frozen.
>>
>> Ingo Rautenberg
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cobram at juno.com
>> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:12:01
>> To: <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
>> Cc: <V8 at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: [V8] New Silver '90
>>
>> "Seamus O'Carey" <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > If I
>> > stab hard at the brakes, they'll engage for a second near the top of
>> > the
>> > pedal, but then it immediately goes soft and doesn't engage again
>> > until it's
>> > near the floor.  If I press slowly on the pedal it behaves the same,
>> > except
>> > for it doesn't have the initial grab at the top of the pedal.  Does
>> > that
>> > sound like the notorious failing bomb trouble?
>> >
>> > Also, I can't find the recent brake bomb discussion in the archives.
>> >  Can
>> > someone point me in the right direction or remember what the
>> > discussion
>> > subject was?  ><
>>
>> Sounds more like a bad master cylinder.
>>
>> BCNU,
>> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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