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MMarauder03
08-06-2010, 02:22 PM
At work, one of my employees has a 1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager, he left to take a delivery, on his way back his brake pedal turned hard as a rock and has to now press the brake with both feet to even stop safely. His ABS and BRAKE lights are both on and his brake fluid is right on mark for where it should be. No obvious leaks or anything. Any ideas on what this could be? Mods, if this is in the wrong forum, please move and I'm sorry. Thanks in advance
fastblackmerc
08-06-2010, 02:28 PM
At work, one of my employees has a 1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager, he left to take a delivery, on his way back his brake pedal turned hard as a rock and has to now press the brake with both feet to even stop safely. His ABS and BRAKE lights are both on and his brake fluid is right on mark for where it should be. No obvious leaks or anything. Any ideas on what this could be? Mods, if this is in the wrong forum, please move and I'm sorry. Thanks in advance

My guess: master cylinder or booster is bad.
Phrog_gunner
08-06-2010, 02:39 PM
My guess: master cylinder or booster is bad.

+1 The booster is what makes the brake pedal easy to push. Check to make sure the vacuum line going to the booster didn't come disconnected and there is usually a little plastic check valve. Make sure it passes the ol' suck/blow test.
tbone
08-06-2010, 02:41 PM
It's a Plymouth.
thathotrodlincn
08-06-2010, 03:27 PM
My first reaction is power brake booster. Check vacuum line at intake and at booster. Check inlet check valve. This is a repeat from Phrog gunner.
yjmud
08-06-2010, 03:32 PM
abs pump my guess
hate that old system
Blackened300a
08-06-2010, 05:08 PM
Not doubt on the booster. Lack of vacuum will cause a rock hard pedal. Just like pushing the pedal with the engine off. The booster is designed to hold enough vacuum to allow 2 pushes of the pedal to apply the brakes. After that the pedal becomes rock hard.
ImpalaSlayer
08-06-2010, 06:22 PM
question,how do you have employees at age 19?
MMarauder03
08-06-2010, 06:58 PM
question,how do you have employees at age 19?

I'm manager of a papa johns in ny
musclemerc
08-06-2010, 07:08 PM
Pizza... Mmmmmm
MMarauder03
08-06-2010, 07:19 PM
Pizza... Mmmmmm

After being a GM of a papa johns for a year makes you sick of pizza... :puke:
SpartaPerformance
08-06-2010, 08:59 PM
If you have ABS lights etc... it may not b a vacuum booster ti might be a hydraboost. If so he's going to have sling a few pizzas to pay for that? You on Long Island??
MMarauder03
08-06-2010, 10:01 PM
If you have ABS lights etc... it may not b a vacuum booster ti might be a hydraboost. If so he's going to have sling a few pizzas to pay for that? You on Long Island??

I'm actually up in Albany, around 2-3 hours away I believe
MMarauder03
08-06-2010, 10:04 PM
Thanks for all the responses everyone, his brother up in Syracuse purchased a brake booster for him and we'll see tomorrow morning when it gets installed if that's the problem. If not, looks like I'm workin a double...
wht02lightning
08-06-2010, 10:40 PM
I'm manager of a papa johns in ny

HELLS YEAH, GM Designate at 720 in Bel Air MD!
MMarauder03
08-06-2010, 10:51 PM
HELLS YEAH, GM Designate at 720 in Bel Air MD!

lol, 3690 in Troy and 3744 In halfmoon