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Old 09-26-2010, 09:52 PM
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Default Brake systems on Turbo Regals

86 Grand National Did all of them or any have powermaster brakes Hydroboost or vacuum and if so how can you tell what your car is supposed to have?
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Default Re: Brake systems on Turbo Regals

The 1984-85 cars had the Hydroboost system with the LM9 engine.

The 1986-87 cars had the PowerMaster (electric) system.
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Default Re: Brake systems on Turbo Regals

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The 1984-85 cars had the Hydroboost system with the LM9 engine.

The 1986-87 cars had the PowerMaster (electric) system.
What exactly is it that goes "wrong" with the PowerMaster system? My car has 32,xxx miles and is flawless but all original. What % of them go bad and what happens, Ken?

Sorry I know a broad question, but I still haven't seen EXACTLY what part it is that apparently fails a lot.



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Default Re: Brake systems on Turbo Regals

The accumulator bulb is probably the #1 failure. It looses the high pressure nitrogen gas charge eventually. My 45K mile car has gone through at least 3 of them that I can remember.

The brake switch on the unit sometimes will develop a leak around the connector (and there was an early recall to replace the switch with a new design).

Occaisonally the pump motor will die ... usually from running too much/too long due to leaking internal seals in the MC or a bad accumulator.
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