[urq] I got my PS and PowerBrakes back by swapping in the pump from my 83 CGT. Yea!

[steven j]

Everyone
A happy ending.   And know I know I always had the hard pedal from the first depress as now I have the soft pedal until I pump it 30 times.  

With the pump out it was a great time to replace the side shroud and to prime a few rust spots on the radiator support.   So the pump swap dragged out for 3 days. 

thanks, steve. 

--- On Thu, 5/21/09, urq <urq at pacbell.net> wrote:

From: urq <urq at pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: [urq] I'm ready to replace the bomb - because I usually have power brakes for the first few miles.
To: urq at audifans.com
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 12:57 AM

... if you don't have steering assist it would point more toward the pump
... or the rack.  Chances are that the bomb is bad too, but I'd recommend
that you figure out the steering problem before going for the brakes.  

For the most part, if your hydraulic system was working properly otherwise
you wouldn't even notice a bad bomb until you had a panic stop ... then
you'd get the "double oh-$#!T" experience ... the first one happens when you
stomp on the brakes and don't have sufficient assist, and the second one is
when the pump catches up and provides assist based on how hard you are
pressing the pedal and you lock the wheels ... 

Steve Buchholz