I finished up everything w/ my turbo install today.. but when I got in the car to take it for a spin I noticed I had no brakes! The pedal was compressed (I couldn't push the pedal in much at all) before & after I started it up. I think what happened was when I drilled a hole thru the firewall to route some wires thru I drilled a hole about 1/2" above where an existing hole was where the alarm guy @ Good Guys drilled. When I looked thru that hole I could see all the way thru I thought because I saw light. So when I drilled the new hole I kept drilling until I could seel light. Well when I looked at the hole from the front of the car I drilled all the way thru that big black round thing.. and then noticed that the hole that the alarm guy drilled did not go thru that, and the wires he put thru it came out from underneath the black round thing. I had one of my friends who's a mechanic look at it and he said I fuked up my brake booster or something and I wasn't getting any vacuum. We checked out the vacuum line that goes from the manifold to the black round thing and it was connected and good. What did I mess up? I called the local dealership and they said new brake boosters would cost me $175! Fuk that!
#12134, "RE: I have no brakes!!" In response to Reply # 0
You punctured your vaccuum-assist brake booster. Buy a new one, or start looking through junkyards. It is not repairable.
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#12137, "RE: I have no brakes!!" In response to Reply # 3
Sorry man, you did some un repairable damage -- theres nothing you can do -- start searching some yards -- or bite the bullet and buy that at the dealer -- doubt there is too much aftermarket available in brake boosters cause those things rarely fail.
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#12139, "RE: I have no brakes!!" In response to Reply # 5
Richard, I can save you about $50.00 on a reman. one.
My name is Ron (AKA) thebrakeman. I deal in aftermarket stock and performance parts. I would need all your details for your car. There is also a $30.00 core charge and a shipping charge.