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Re: 5ktq brakes

At 15:34 16.10.98 -0400, Phemister, George  -  AFN wrote:

>I was road testing an 86 5ktq with 217000  kms. After a long fairly hard
>braking from about 120kph to a standstill, the triangle with brake symbol
>flashed a few times and a warning chime sounded. This went away after a few
>seconds. I latter noticed that as the car comes to a stop, there is a sort
>of kick back or"burp" felt through the pedal -  as if something were
>releasing. Do those puppies have a "bomb" reservoir a la BMW??

Yes, it does, and it's very likely that it's worn. To test this, start the
engine, let it
run for about 1 minute then switch off and count how many times can you
fully depress the brake pedal before you lose the assist. Less than 10
times = the bomb has to be replaced.

>Also, it registers .2 or .3 BAR at idle; .4 or .5 at 120kph and 1.2 at full
>throttle. I saw some figures recently -  are  these OK?

You should see 1.3 to 1.4 bar at full throttle.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)