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Hydraulic Brake Booster: How It Works

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Braking systems that use a Hydraulic Brake Booster are known for being sensitive, needing only about half of the applied pedal pressure to generate the same amount of brake pressure as conventional vacuum booster brakes. Because of this and other reasons, they are widely sought after for diesel engines, but they are still the minority compared to vacuum brake boosters. While vacuum boosters took the braking system to a whole new level, the hydraulic brake system refined power brakes, making them more efficient, more powerful, and overall, more beneficial to almost any type of automotive. First introduced by General Motors in the 1990s, several of their trucks (particularly ones with diesel engines) came equipped with this Hydroboost Brake System . Since then, it has become hot rod refurbishes’ secret weapon. How Hydraulic Brake Boosters Work? Your car has several intricate systems that allow you to steer, brake, speed up, and start the engine. The goal of hydraulic boosters was t

Are Your VW Brake Boosters doing Their Job?

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The VW part that really amplifies your foot pedal pressure is the VW Brake Boosters . As you footstep on the pedal, the brake booster enhances the performance of built-in assist, which effectively multiplies the applied force to function a vacuum through the rubber hose, which runs from the intake manifold. The brake booster increases the compression in the master cylinder to energy other brake system components to come in contact with the brake discs and ensure stoppage. Backed by German precision engineering, brake boosters require built-in assist which you cannot find in drum brake vehicles. There are cases when you have installed all brand new pistons, seals, hoses and pads in all wheels and also the hand brake. Then, after flushing the system and putting in the recommended fluid and bleeding properly, you still get a very hard pedal and very poor braking. You might suspect that the VW Brake Booster is not doing its job. Although when you pump the pedal a couple of times to expe