Check it out. I was parallel parking, so when I pushed down on the brake to go into reverse, the brake pedal was hard as hell. And after that, it just kept being hard to push down on. Now, everytime i Push the pedal, I hear a swish noise coming from the pedal.
What the hell is wrong with my brakes?
My TA has 4 wheel disk.

Manny

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Manny

84 Trans Am

 

Check your power brake booster, hell I don't know never heard of that problem before. Make sure everything is hooked up there.

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1992 Camaro Z-28 5.7L auto t-tops arctic white

1967 Pontiac Catalina 2 door fastback 400 v-8 auto cameo white dark red interior

 

sounds like ur loosing vacum at the brake booster. theres a couple ways to check ur brake booster,

1: start ur engine for a minute or two, then turn it off. Slowly press the brake pedal several times. IF the pedal travels down farther the first time but gradually rises after the second or third time. the booster is OK

2: Hold the brake pedal down while the engine is running, then stop the engine with the pedal pressed. If there is no change in the pedal distance, (if it doesn't move) for about 30 seconds, then the booster is OK

3: Hit the pedal a few times with the engine off. Untill all the vacume is gone, it should get harder each time, until its hard to press, then put ur foot on the pedal and press. then keep ur foot on it, and start the engine, the pedal should then travel down.

if any of those don't work then there might be a problem with ur booster, also check all ur hoses going to the brake booster. sometimes thought when ur car is idling low and u just put it in gear, and hit the brake, especialy with bad vacume, the situation u described might happen, i had a car once that i could stall jsut buy hitting the brakes repeatedly because it would loose all vacume in the engine. and i dont' know how to spell vacum correctly, well it doesn't look correct. well i hope everything i told u (is accurate) and can help ya.

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88' GTA 350 MODS---> air foil, K&N, Shift Kit, 180* therm, TB bypass

 

Where is the brake booster on an 84 TA??



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Manny

84 Trans Am

 

drivers side, on the firewall, behind the master cylinder, round and black.

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88' GTA 350 MODS---> air foil, K&N, Shift Kit, 180* therm, TB bypass

 

Definitely the brake booster. It's about 9" in diameter, right behind the master cylinder. It's held on by 4 nuts under the dash behind the brake and clutch pedals.

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"So many Mustangs, so little time..."
ICON Motorsports

 

My TA failed all those tests.
This sux. How much would a replacement brake booster cost me??
How hard is it to replace it?? What excactly is involved in this job??

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Manny

84 Trans Am

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PunXsRock:
[B]Check it out. I was parallel parking, so when I pushed down on the brake to go into reverse, the brake pedal was hard as hell. And after that, it just kept being hard to push down on. Now, everytime i Push the pedal, I hear a swish noise coming from the pedal.
What the hell is wrong with my brakes?
My TA has 4 wheel disk.

Manny

In reply to your brakes. Check your brake booster.When you hit the brakes the sound your hearing is your vacuum coming from the booster caused by a broken sell. The only fix is to replace it.