Hi Eric,
You might try bloking off the vacuum for the booster and see if the fluid
consumption lessens. I'm not sure how the brakes will perform but they
will most probably be less efficient in terms of pedal pressure needed to
stop the car.
Good luck,
Jay Welch, Abington MA
Secretary, "Cape Cod British Car Club"
http://clubs.hemmings.com/capecodbritish/
1973 TR6 driver, 1971 TR6 project
1989 Mustang GT someday morphing into a Factory Five '65 Roadster
On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 15:54:19 -0400 "Eric Myracle"
<eric_myracle@hotmail.com> writes:
> Mark -
>
> Thanks, I'll check the master cylinder. But I KNOW I read somewhere
> that it's very common for the booster to go bad and suck fluid into
> the intake manifold. And, get this: when I bought the car the
> vacuum
> line serving the booster was severely kinked at the connection to
> the
> intake manifold, giving me a very stiff brake pedal. Brake fluid
> consumption at that time was existent but not severe. I replaced
> the
> vacuum line a few weeks ago. I now have more confidence inspiring
> brakes, but I have to add fluid every 2 weeks ago. This is what
> made
> me suspect the booster. Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Hooper" <mhooper@pixelsystems.com>
> To: "'Eric Myracle '" <eric_myracle@hotmail.com>;
> <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:17 PM
> Subject: RE: brake booster rebuild
>
>
> > Ummmm, I wouldn't be so sure about that. The Brake servo has no
> fluid pasing
> > through it so no effect on leakage. The Master cylinder is famous
> for
> > leakage, but in that case you should find fluid underneath it.
> Check
> the
> > body mounting point on the left side of the engine at the
> mid-point
> of the
> > wheel arch. LEakage usually accumulates there.
> >
> > If that area is dry then you should think about checking your
> piping. Falure
> > points are at the unions on the frame at left side under wheel
> arch
> and at
> > mid-frame just if front of differential.
> >
> > If you see fluid in cockpit or just dribbling down front of brake
> servo,
> > then it is the master cylinder, not the servo that has the
> problem.
> This is
> > true in 95% of brake problems in TR6. Any other problem and you
> would have
> > poorly functioning brakes in addition to leakage.
> >
> > Good luck searching,
> >
> > Mark Hooper
> > 72 TR6
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Myracle
> > To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> > Sent: 09/06/02 1:07 PM
> > Subject: brake booster rebuild
> >
> > Hello list. My '70 TR6 consumes brake fluid pretty rapidly, but I
> > find no signs of leakage. I assume maybe the booster is the
> culprit.
> > Can I rebuild it myself? How difficult is it? Must the booster
> be
> > removed from the car to do this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Eric
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