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Old 02-24-2008, 02:43 PM   #1
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Exclamation is my brake booster bad?

I have the 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L.

For awhile now I have heard a swoosh sound while pressing on the brake pedal, I never thought much of it until recentley.

I was stuck in heavy traffic on the freeway and had to stop frequentley, however my jeep wouldn't always stop quickley, even at low speeds trying to stop suddenly seemed impossible while pushing hard on the pedal, very scary.

The brakes have always been somewhat squishy even after being bled, so I started searching and found this thread...
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...squishy+brakes

It sounds exactley the same. I pushed on the pedal while it was running and the swoosh sound was continuous, so I looked under the dash and the rubber seal looks pretty old, the foam in the middle looks to be deteriorated as well.

I guess I just need some confirmation that this is the problem and also what part or parts I need to start looking for so I can get this fixxed soon, afterall I can't go wheeling in the mountains without brakes!

Thanks for any help that is provided.
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