Hello, I was replacing my two front brakes flex lines ( these were dated 1984), went to bleed the brakes, had small success, then I decided to bleed them with the engine running at idle ( big mistake). The engine started running rough, the brake pedal free play disappeared, and I noticed a slight hiss sound. I disconnected the booster hose from the intake, plugged the intake, it idles smooth again. My problem, it appears my 1972, RH drive, 6 cylinder, Shorland booster is not the average booster ( judging by Rovers North parts catalog). It is mounted on the RH side frame, aft of the air cleaner. I see no fluid leaks, but suspect an air leak from somewhere.
1) can I still drive it safely? ...I took it around the block, but at 7,500 lbs it takes a lot of foot power to stop.
2) how can I troubleshoot to make sure the booster is the problem?
3) can I rebuild the booster?
4)how in the h@ll does this booster work? It is not directly connected to the master cylinder, one ( maybe 2) brake lines only, and the vacuum hose.
All help appreciated, I need it for an Airshow by Oct 10.
1) can I still drive it safely? ...I took it around the block, but at 7,500 lbs it takes a lot of foot power to stop.
2) how can I troubleshoot to make sure the booster is the problem?
3) can I rebuild the booster?
4)how in the h@ll does this booster work? It is not directly connected to the master cylinder, one ( maybe 2) brake lines only, and the vacuum hose.
All help appreciated, I need it for an Airshow by Oct 10.
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