[DeTomaso] Brake problem

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp.]

<<jacknife>>

Well I would hope you would use your own knife Jack.....


Larry (Peter Gun) - Cleveland


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: <wkooiman at earthlink.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake problem


> It likely isn't the vacuum booster. There are three ways what happened may
> occur. The first is when the transfer port in the master cylinder gets 
> plugged
> up with debris or corrosion, so when you touch the brakes, fluid moves out 
> but
> fresh fluid cannot be sucked into the cylinder part. Fix: clean & flush 
> the
> master cylinder, & add fresh fluid.
>
> Second way (usually with a new MS): the actuating rod is too long so the
> transfer port is blocked from ever opening. Fix: shorten the length of the 
> shaft.
> The diagnosis is, loosen the nuts holding the MS to the booster. If the MS
> springs away from the MS, the amount it springs away is the amount you 
> need to
> shorten the rod.
> Third way (on non-stock adapted MS) : some vendors use a plastic bushing 
> in
> the aluminum adapter to guide the actuating rod. When things heat up in 
> the
> front trunk, the hole in the bushing closes up (holes in confined spaces 
> do not
> expand with heat, they contract). The bushing squeezes down on the rod, 
> holding
> it in position. Fix: ream out the plastic bushing for more clearance. 
> I've
> fixed these on the road for a couple of friends  using a jacknife. Good 
> luck- J
> DeRyke<BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's 
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