Hydro boost is orders of magnitude better than vacuum boost. Applied brake pressures with hydro boost is much higher than peddle feel.
I had one failure with the system when the brake master cylinder started leaking, brake fluid corss contaminated the hydroboost unit the power steering pump, and the power steering box. I discovered I had an issue in the loaded F450 [1 ton power stroke Ford] in rush hour traffic, when the lower seal of the power steering box blew out of the housing from swelling due to brake fluid... lost all the power steering fluid, brakes, and steering in about 1 block and one stop light... exciting moments... Lesson learned there was to keep a watch on master cylinder condition, always. On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 11:43 AM fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Kaleb wrote: > > > I have never had one fail, just leak. The other day the pump got > > low and was whining and brakes still worked fine. > > I haven't seen a system fail either. But if the belt fails, or > the pump seizes both steering and brakes will not work as expected. > > I like it. I think it's a whole lot better than vacuum boost - > especially for a car that doesn't have inherent engine vacuum. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
