clangjr

I seem to have an intermittent problem with a soft feeling brake pedal. Sometimes the brakes seem absolutely fine and grab very well. Other times, like today, you have to REALLY put a lot of effort into the pedal to get it to stop the car.

Here's what I've done so far to try to figure it out:
bled the brake lines
checked the brake booster, which appears to be fine
checked the vaccuum pressure all throughout the vaccuum system for consistency
changed all of the vaccuum lines

I've got nothing.

Anyone have any advice???
Chuck

Van

I assume you mean that you need to apply a lot of pressure to the pedal - and NOT that the pedal "goes to the floor" or has an increased travel.

If that's the case, there is some problem with the booster getting vacuum all the time. I'd start by looking at the brake booster check valve (it's there to make sure turbo boost doesn't go to the brake booster).

clangjr

You are correct. The pedal does not go to the floor. I just need to apply a LOT of pressure to it to get it to provide braking power.

Chuck

MAGK944

It could be an intermittent problem with your brake booster check valve, the plastic valve on the booster that holds vacuum. It's cheap, so I would swap it out for troubleshooting anyway.

clangjr

Thanks for the suggestion....I have ordered one, and it should be here by Thursday.

Van

What am I? Chopped liver?



j/k - I think you'll find that's your problem.

MAGK944

What Van already said , teach me to read the first post and add my 2c.