Audi Parts Store - bomb price

[frankbauer@thevine.net]

>> >   What's the "bomb"?
>> a hydraulic pressure accumulator used for brake boost.
>> looks like a bomb -
>Doesn't just _LOOK_ like a bomb - it behaves like one if you try and take it
>off without discharging it first.  Serious injury can result.

2-3kpsi IS serious!
before you unscrew anything, you must shut off the engine and apply the
brakes repeatedly until you get an unassisted feel (hard pedal).
it could take anywhere from 1 pump for a bad bomb to 30-40 for a good one.

frank

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