# Drum brake booster

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964>\
**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [June 7, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964 "2020-06-07T18:20:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964/1 "2020-06-07T18:20:32Z")

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Brake performance improvement I have installed on my 2000 E825 4 seater.

Do at your own risk as I cannot predict long term effect.

What say you?

 ![brake pedal](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/f/fb4f6e3d1b609b42eba257e46f393af38ceb904e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![IRBGEM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/irbgem/32/4550_2.png) [@IRBGEM](https://community.electricforum.com/u/IRBGEM)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964/2 "2020-06-07T22:00:13Z")

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Great idea. How is it working out for you?

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964/3 "2020-06-07T22:03:54Z")

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I can lock up the rear

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**Author:** ![IRBGEM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/irbgem/32/4550_2.png) [@IRBGEM](https://community.electricforum.com/u/IRBGEM)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964/4 "2020-06-07T22:05:47Z")

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Guess I have a project for tomorrow then. Thanks for the suggestion.

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**Author:** ![diymatt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/diymatt/32/1822_2.png) [@diymatt](https://community.electricforum.com/u/diymatt)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964/5 "2020-06-12T21:53:48Z")

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I love it when such an easy solution provides such big gains.

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964/6 "2020-06-17T14:29:01Z")

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Anybody else tried this?

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**Author:** ![IRBGEM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/irbgem/32/4550_2.png) [@IRBGEM](https://community.electricforum.com/u/IRBGEM)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964/7 "2020-06-18T16:46:30Z")

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I was going to but had to travel for work and have not been back to FL yet to test.

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brake-booster/18964/8 "2020-11-13T19:42:09Z")

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I have used this for 6 months wit no bad effects.

Old House Boater AKA Rodney