[bnator]

Hello...new to forum but trying to see if anyone has any idea if I am diagnosing my brake problem correctly...just had engine stall problems and located a vacuum leak in the brake booster to intake hose. Replaced hose and engine runs great now. however now when I press the brake pedal I hear a air hissing noise inside the cabin near the pedal and the brakes work very poorly. I noticed a slight problem with the brakes before I found the vacuum leak but didn't mess with much as I wanted to solve engine problems first. So now I have the brake issue and I am considering replacing the brake booster as I am thinking that is my brake problem now which may have stemmed from the engine stall vacuum leak...any ideas if anything else could be the problem before I take this step?...any help would be greatly appreciated...and thanks ahead of time

 

[forever famous]

It is your booster we do about one a week in the summer time at the brake shop I work at

 

[RawkerStatus]

try blowing smoke in the brake booster area and see if you can find a leak.

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[bnator]

Thanks for your replies, is the booster replacement a reasonable project to take on at home or should I just take it into a shop?

 

[forever famous]

If you have a basic set of tools and know how to bleed the master replacing the booster is easy