Hey Elijah... Yeah I once had an 85 mph prob with my 71 imperial brake booster...but mine was goofy....it would not release the pedal....SOOOO to say the least I went from 85 mph to a dead stop in NO TIME and there I sat!! >From: Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: IML: I HAVE NO BRAKES ON MY 71 IMP LEBARON 4 DR HRD TOP >Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:34:29 -0800 (PST) > >--- Jason Slaten <jasonslaten@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I HAVE ALMOST NO BRAKES THE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD..IT > > WON'T EVEN GO TO THE > > FLOOR...COULD IT B MY BRAKE BOOSTER THAT IS CAUSING > > THE PROBLEM....I > >There's about a 99.9% chance that it's the brake >booster. If the brake booster is bad, the pedal will >be very hard, but the brakes WILL still work -- it'll >just take a LOT of effort to engage them. > >New boosters are available, and there are sources that >will rebuild them. See >http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Brakes/boosters.htm >and also >http://www.imperialclub.com/repair/brakes/power.htm > >Good luck! > >Elijah >who once discovered a bad booster in a '71 Imperial -- >while exiting the Interstate at 70+ mph! > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! >http://greetings.yahoo.com > >