The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

1800 Brake Booster 1800

posted by  someone claiming to be DaveB on  Thu Jul 25 04:02 CST 2002 [RELATED]



About 15 years ago I sold my beloved 72 1800F to a good friend. He's done very little with it and drives it only occasionally. But he'd never part with it.A year ago I bought a 70 1800E that had sat for a while and extensively rebuilt the brakes. Rotors are like new, but I disassembled the rear calipers and cleaned out all the gunk, replaced the front and rear pads with Repco, added IPD braided stainless steel lines fore and aft and bled the system thoroughly.

Brakes work well, but when I recently drove my friend's '72, I noticed his brakes worked much better. This, too, has Repco pads, the rotors are not as good as mine and it has the original rubber lines. I know from flushing his system for him that the rear rubber lines are swelled and restricted and should be replaced. Still, his brakes are noticeably better than mine. I'd like to know why. I suspect the brake booster.

Vacuum line is OK, as is the in-line check valve. If I disconnect the booster, Whoa, Nelly!. So it is working. I'm just wondering if this thing is go/no go or if it can work partially. The Haynes Manual is absolutely no help with these "newer" boosters, referring to an air filter but not showing you how to access it. Just wondering if anyone can shed any light on the situation.

Thanks,

Dave B





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.