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  1. 25th August 2011, 06:04 PM #1
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    diminishing brake performance

    i reckon my brakes are not as effective as they used to be.....

    i cannot remember the last the the system was flushed so i am going to flush it tomorrow

    plenty of meat on the pads

    no leaks that i can see

    what else do i look for, vacuum?
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  2. 25th August 2011, 06:08 PM #2
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    Is the pedal harder than normal or spongy ?


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  3. 25th August 2011, 06:11 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushie View Post
    Is the pedal harder than normal or spongy ?


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    good point bushie, no change in the pedal, seems about the same as it always has been
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    Quote Originally Posted by weeds View Post

    what else do i look for, vacuum?
    Yes, check the hose to the booster for a split or cracks
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  5. 25th August 2011, 06:34 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by roverv8 View Post
    Yes, check the hose to the booster for a split or cracks
    thanks, will have a close look tomorrow
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    glazed pads.
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    Check the booster around where the M/C bolts on, they are notorious for fatigue cracking.

    I'm lucky, mines only gone in the last few months, a lot are only getting five-seven years out of the servo.
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    With a cracked servo though - should loose vacuum and hence hard pedal, maybe not on the first application but soon after. (at least that was my experience)


    crack to the left of the bolt.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus
    glazed pads.
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    When my first vacuum pump died, it did not die completely. I was still getting vacuum and that had me fooled for a while. The vacuum from a new pump was much stronger and the brake performance much better.

    When my second pump died, it died completely and suddenly.
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