Hard to brake
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I am now on my 3rd x300. Love these cars. I know enough
about them now to be familiar with most?? of their quirks
and weak spots.
I was lucky enough to find a 1995 xj6 British racing green
with 67200 miles on it. Nice ride.
However... this car takes MUCH more foot pressure to stop
the car! Perhaps twice as much - tough to tell. Is it
possible that a brake booster can be just "tired" -I always
thought they worked -or they didn't. Can the wrong pads
cause excessive brake pedal pressure? What might other
factors be? Thanks so much for your help. John
about them now to be familiar with most?? of their quirks
and weak spots.
I was lucky enough to find a 1995 xj6 British racing green
with 67200 miles on it. Nice ride.
However... this car takes MUCH more foot pressure to stop
the car! Perhaps twice as much - tough to tell. Is it
possible that a brake booster can be just "tired" -I always
thought they worked -or they didn't. Can the wrong pads
cause excessive brake pedal pressure? What might other
factors be? Thanks so much for your help. John
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Different friction material does change pedal feel/effort, so "bad" in this case would be a very hard friction material.
Agreed on checking vacuum supply to the booster.
A booster can be partially faulty. They're not entirely a go/no go proposition. A small leak or faulty reaction valve in the booster can cause low boost....although the former might be more likely to cause low assist/hard pedal on the first stop and then be fine after vacuum is replenished.
Cheers
DD
Agreed on checking vacuum supply to the booster.
A booster can be partially faulty. They're not entirely a go/no go proposition. A small leak or faulty reaction valve in the booster can cause low boost....although the former might be more likely to cause low assist/hard pedal on the first stop and then be fine after vacuum is replenished.
Cheers
DD
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I have a stack of boxes with faulty boosters from X300s that suffered from the same faults as BlackX300VDP states. If the leak is significant, then the booster will not operate properly. You might even hear a 'hissing noise' from the brake pedal area or in the engine compartment.
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