hissing brakes on '97 960

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Old 08-18-2009, 08:12 AM
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HI,
i wondered if anyone could shed light on my brake problem. When i depress the brake pedal there is a hissing sound like air escaping and only when i apply the brake with full force does the hissing stop. The brake works fine at all levels of pressure but when I am slowing to a stop it hisses until I depress it fully. (??).

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Sounds like you need a brake booster. Or if you're lucky just a vacuum line.
 
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Originally Posted by sbsvolvo
HI,
i wondered if anyone could shed light on my brake problem. When i depress the brake pedal there is a hissing sound like air escaping and only when i apply the brake with full force does the hissing stop. The brake works fine at all levels of pressure but when I am slowing to a stop it hisses until I depress it fully. (??).

thanks.

ts.
There is a vacuum line attached to the stop light switch on the brake pedal, never really had a good look at it, but there have been some posters who have had to replace it because of leaks.

DanR '94 964 343,000 miles (109,000 on the new engine)
 
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