That's what I needed to know. There's absolutely *nothing* about it in the Bentley. Thanks Jim Mary Beth and Chris Geiser wrote: > Jim, > I haven't taken the vacuum pump out on the van yet, but on my > old Rabbit, you pull it out by loosening the two bolts on the clamp that > hold it down. Then it pulls right out. There's a membrane in there > that ruptures and then you don't get vacuum. Pull the hose off and see > if there's vacuum at the pump when engine is running... if you see lots > of oil or no vacuum, then membrane is tore - get a new one for cheap and > replace it. If there's vacuum and the assist still doesn't work on your > brakes, then start looking elsewhere.... To put it back it, I just > shoved it back down the hole... no real aligning needed as I recall... > > Chris |
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