If your $275.00 booster is working just accept it. Anytime you are in the neighborhood like replacing the master cylinder you should check for brake fluid in the passenger side of the booster. Brake fluid leaks from leaky master cylinders can cause premature failure. To remove any fluid in there I use a turkey baster with a rubber extension hose that can reach down into the booster and suck out any fluid that is there. If you want to be meticulous you can dampen a soft cotton cloth (used cloth diaper or used T shirt) and swab out the interior then follow up with some alcohol to get any sticky residue out of the tightest crevasses. Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air Cooled Fri, 25 Jan 2002 09:06:18 -0800 Leon Korkin <korkwood@WSHOST.NET> writes: > Hello Volks, > Does anibody know enough about brake boosters to answer these... > Do brake boosters wear enough to need replacement? By now mine is 17 > years old. > Got booster out of the Vanagon Are there any signs of problems i can > look for? . > Is it possible to check it's function out of the car? > TIA, > Leon Korkin > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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