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Date:         Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:00:06 +0000
Reply-To:     Peter Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Peter Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: brake booster hiss
Comments: To: Christopher Darilek <cdarilek@DAXCONTROL.COM>
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>When I hold my brake pedal down I can hear a hissing of air from the
>booster.  The pedal hits a stop and I can't pump the brakes up.  I get
>medium braking strength.  Is this normal?


Nope! Any hiss from the vacuum server when the brake pedal is not being
depressed probably means a leaky servo diaphragm. Unfortunately, these
cannot be repaired so it'll be a new servo ... 8-(


My F*rd Orion just went through this, too ...


Pete C


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Peter Cassidy,                   pcassidy@apple.com
Sr. Dev. Engineer                +353-21-284316
WW Operations Engineering
Apple, Cork, Ireland.
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