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Topic subjectboosted kinda, now brakes lock
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96596, boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by wantaBturboGS, Aug-03-06 09:02 AM
ok, i got boost now but my brakes are messed up, ive been searching alot and thought u had it figured out but not. At first i thought that the chack valve between the intake and brake booster was bad. So i unhooked that vacume lin and plugged both sides thinking then the brake booster would be a little stiff but not lock the brakes. So i drove it and brakes were stiff at first then after about five min total lock. I had to bleaad bakes and use hand brake to get her home.
Any ideas would be greatly helpful.

P.s. Ive been coming here for years and never registered because i was always able to find answere by searching but am at a loss this time. thanks all
96597, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by dsmtuner1, Aug-03-06 09:11 AM
Originally posted by wantaBturboGS
ok, i got boost now but my brakes are messed up, ive been searching alot and thought u had it figured out but not. At first i thought that the chack valve between the intake and brake booster was bad. So i unhooked that vacume lin and plugged both sides thinking then the brake booster would be a little stiff but not lock the brakes. So i drove it and brakes were stiff at first then after about five min total lock. I had to bleaad bakes and use hand brake to get her home. Any ideas would be greatly helpful. P.s. Ive been coming here for years and never registered because i was always able to find answere by searching but am at a loss this time. thanks all


Are all 4 calipers locking up when you brake? are they staying locked or do they slowly release as you drive.
96598, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Aug-03-06 09:17 AM
You plugged the brake booster vac line?
96601, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by wantaBturboGS, Aug-03-06 09:23 AM
ya i plugged of bake booster line to c if i could determine if it was boost related, and i do believe it is all fours corners for sure front, and at first when they did this i could sit for while and would release, (that was when vacume line was hooked up), but now i let it sit for like 30 mins and still locked (with brake booster line pluged), then i bled, thanks guys for any help
96606, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by Keith2172, Aug-03-06 01:57 PM
Unplug the booster line, there's no reason that should be plugged. Report back immediately.
96608, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Aug-03-06 02:44 PM
Originally posted by Keith2172
Unplug the booster line, there's no reason that should be plugged. Report back immediately.


exactly my point above, lol.
96609, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by techboy, Aug-03-06 03:20 PM
Did your brakes only begin to lock up after installing the turbo kit? Is it possible that you did something strange to one of the steel brake lines that run under the car alongside the fuel rails when modifing the fuel system for the turbo? I know, it's a shot in the dark ....
96653, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by wantaBturboGS, Aug-07-06 10:39 AM
well it was kind weir after turbo install braked worked fin at first, i was was having other prob like fuel and exhasust leak but brakes were fine. then after three days the brakes started acting up.
96661, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by WickedESi, Aug-07-06 05:31 PM
As long as you arn't doing something unnormal with your brake booster line, the turbo won't have any effect on your brakes except brake fade if your on stock brakes from the extra power, lol.
96674, RE: boosted kinda, now brakes lock
Posted by Keith2172, Aug-09-06 06:21 AM
Originally posted by wantaBturboGS
well it was kind weir after turbo install braked worked fin at first, i was was having other prob like fuel and exhasust leak but brakes were fine. then after three days the brakes started acting up.


Try typing slower. Did you unplug the brake booster line?