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PC Techy

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Brick hard brake pedal
« on: 06 June 2010, 15:08:56 »
Brake pedal suddenly gone brick hard . Guessing servo or vacuum pump. Anybody know what reading i should get on a vac gauge connected to the vac pump?
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Re: Brick hard brake pedal
« Reply #1 on: 06 June 2010, 22:25:09 »
no idea what the hg should be but i had this a long time ago and found a split in the plastic pipe from vac pump, have heard of vac pumps suddenly dying too though, check pipe first!!!
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Re: Brick hard brake pedal
« Reply #2 on: 06 June 2010, 22:29:20 »
the only vac guage you need is your thumb. :)
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Re: Brick hard brake pedal
« Reply #3 on: 07 June 2010, 09:05:50 »
Check main vac pipe, as suggested.
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Re: Brick hard brake pedal
« Reply #4 on: 07 June 2010, 12:36:18 »
As of this morning, brakes working fine. Will check pipe anyway. Maybe vac pump having funny 5 mins  ::)
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