86RangerXL
Member
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2022
- Messages
- 45
- Reaction score
- 11
- Points
- 8
- Location
- Tallmadge, OH
- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
I had a vacuum leak in my brake booster on my 86 ranger with the 2.9 causing the idle to drop when pressing the brakes, so I replaced the brake booster. Now, the brakes are so easy to press and sensitive that I thought I had no brakes at first cause I could literally press the brakes to the floor with 1 finger no problem and I jolt to a stop any time I touch them. They are WAY too sensitive. Before I replaced it, there was a good amount of force required to press them down, nothing excessive though. Instead of dropping rpms when pressing the brakes, now they go up, plus my idle is surging pretty badly (like from struggling to run rpms to 2k) I don't know what could be causing this and if the brakes are supposed to be this touchy, I'd rather have no power brakes. I replaced it with a Cardone 54-74009. Also, I doubt it has anything to do with the rest of my brake system considering I never touched any lines when replacing the brake booster.