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Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
Posted:
Sat May 21, 2011 2:20 pm
by minig646
Just a thought, I fixed my hissing booster by replacing the gasket between the booster and master cylinder. It might not fix your problem but its only worth about $2 and 20 mins of work, so it may be worth a try.
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
Posted:
Mon May 23, 2011 7:20 am
by kaarona1
minig646 wrote:Just a thought, I fixed my hissing booster by replacing the gasket between the booster and master cylinder. It might not fix your problem but its only worth about $2 and 20 mins of work, so it may be worth a try.
I second this. I replaced this $2 Gasket about 2-3 years ago and no hissing ever since.
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:49 am
by 808lara
thanks for all this info guys-heard hissing while pressing on my brake pedal while stopped. checked the brake booster operation per the info in this thread-booster seemed ok. replaced the gasket between the booster and master cylinder today-the hissing is gone! by the way i have a 2001 solara
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
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Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:29 am
by ThurzNite
808lara wrote:thanks for all this info guys-heard hissing while pressing on my brake pedal while stopped. checked the brake booster operation per the info in this thread-booster seemed ok. replaced the gasket between the booster and master cylinder today-the hissing is gone! by the way i have a 2001 solara
While you were in there replacing the gasket, did you peek into the booster to inspect the seal?
Dr J
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
Posted:
Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:46 pm
by 808lara
booster seal seemed ok. been driving for a while now-hissing noise is gone-brakes working fine.
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
Posted:
Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:37 pm
by SpeedySolara
I replaced my gasket but the hissing is still there. I guess I have a bad booster.
I'm picking one up tomorrow. Hopefully the CEL goes away after that is replaced.
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
Posted:
Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:49 am
by SpeedySolara
I didnt make out too well on the easy fix $2 gasket but I had great luck finding an OEM brake booster in REALLY GOOD condition for $30. I picked it up this morning and after I installed it, the hissing was gone so I'm assuming everything is in working order. If I had time I wouldve done a DIY thread but if anyone needs help replacing the booster, I'll be glad to help.
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
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Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:15 am
by ThurzNite
I think a video showing how to measure and adjust the pin in the brake booster would be helpful. But if you bought one used, it's probably close enough.
Dr J
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
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Thu May 03, 2012 6:44 pm
by korr2221
Solara SLE 2000 v6 w/ traction control brake booster
I recently had hissing sounds from my brake booster when I stepped on the pedal. But there's no engine light that came on. I then thought it was the brake booster so I got one from auto part but it wasn't with traction control so it started to lock up my brakes. Then I got one from a junk yard and it had the traction control but it still made the hissing noise. So I googled and saw a thread on here that mentioned changing the gasket and there's no more noise.
However I did see mentions of the brake booster's seal being busted. What do you guys mean by this? Can you clearly explain a busted one vs a good one? I looked at mights and see the middle screw had cracks in my booster but it didn't make any noise.... Someone clarify this for me.
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
Posted:
Thu May 03, 2012 7:06 pm
by ThurzNite
See where the shaft goes into the booster? There's a rubber seal, in this picture it's broke.
Re: 99 Solara Brake Booster Hissing
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Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:11 am
by korr2221
hey guys, it was indeed the seal! thank you guys so much!