7 flexible lines, all appear fine, but they'll all be replaced.
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7 flexible lines, all appear fine, but they'll all be replaced.
Having spent many many years under a car and in the 'early' days when there was no such thing as 'forum support' (yes I am that old) and mechanics learnt very early to be as logical as possible when diagnosing any problem, you do get a little frustrated....
The other thing to consider: Maybe the brakes are normal and the user is having issues with accepting it?? (I say this not negatively, but in the sense that maybe the brakes are normally spongy on an 80)
Could be. The brake pedal on the 80 seems to have a long travel in general. Mine don't really feel firm compared to any other vehicle I've driven, but they stop great. To some extent I think that's just the way the ABS rigs are.
Exactly. Which is why it might be worth comparing to Chester's rigs which are non-ABS.
it's been checked, but via pressure gauge and travel contact, which is not the FSM method. The new master is coming off tomorrow, we'll mic it up, but I'm near certain it's not an issue. I haven't wanted to clamp off soft lines either, so we now have caps and plugs to isolate and test portions of the system, but didn't get to using them yet.I am reading all of this and understand the frustration. I did the same thing for MONTHS chasing the sponge demon. Spent way too much time on it only to find out it was the brake booster push rod. I don't have the sports car level of feel but I am more than happy with them.
Here I don't see that it has been checked but, for something so easy to do, I would rule that out before removing any safety equipment or spending any more money. Worst case scenario, you over tighten it and have to back it off a few turns. Just sayin
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Tim has three items remaining at this point:
LSPV, ABS actuator (STOOOPID EXPENSIVE), and the booster.