Thread: Brake issue
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Old 03-23-2011, 10:26 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by MyFirstZ View Post
Also while the car is on the lift the front tires would harldy budge.
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Originally Posted by S.J.SLEEPER View Post
I had this happen to me. It was the brake booster. pedal was super hard and like I had manual brakes. no intermittent signs, just happened over night.

wheels being stuck would make me think more in a abs system problem though.
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Originally Posted by Blacdout96 View Post
I second the booster. Maybe replace the check valve on the front, see if that changes anything, sometimes they may get lodged, or contaminated, and prevent the engine from giving it vacuum.
Thinking out loud:

If the car's up on the lift (and I assume not running, therefore no manifold vacuum) then why would the booster be the main culprit; stopping the wheels from turning? Am I missing something?

I am thinking more of the ABS block acting like a poor man's line lock.
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