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Thursday, December 10, 2020

GMC Motorhome brake booster comparison OEM vacuum, Hydroboost and Hydromax

 

Top to bottom Hydromax, Hydroboost with 40mm master, and OEM Vacuum booster

OEM vacuum booster


Hydroboost with 40 mm master cylinder


Hydromax with 2" master cylinder

http://1999southwind.com/DOWNLOAD/Bosch%20HydroMax%20Booster%20Manual.pdf

Hydromax manual link

Brake pressure from Hydromax


2" Hydromax master with reservoir removed. Built like a "P30" master

Booster poppet valves


Hydromax master at assembled length. Volume ratio between sections 1 to 1


Hydromax rod does come out and a few styles are available or make what you want. New grommets are available.

Hydromax is different than Hydroboost in that the hydraulic flow path can have no restriction on the outlet, not a power beyond deal. Need a separate engine driven pump on the GMC or some kind of dual section pump. Relatively huge volume from the large master should satisfy all disk brakes with big pressure. Backup electric pump on primary flow failure.