AU1 danger warning plastic brake boosters!!

[Stav]

I am compelled to let my fellow au 1 owners that our brake boosters are dangerous!! On Monday mine gave way and I lost my brakes!! Only with a 20 metre gap and all of my weight on the brake pedal could I stop. So luckily I was close to home and just managed to get it to dads place. We went up to greenacre and got another au1 booster.Fitted it that afternoon and I was motoring again. Today after doing some work in Watsons Bay having made it past Broadway I heard a familiar hissing noise and lost my brakes ..again!!

I managed to get it to greenacre again at 15 kmph in peak hour traffic.Got another booster and stuck it in.. In the meantime in conversation with the wreckers he pointed out that the au 2 got a bigger booster made of steel!!

It seems ford knew of how dangerous this booster was but were never bothered to recall and upgrade ours. the au2 booster will not fit straight into our cars because its bolting pattern is different.However the wrecker gave me an au2 booster to try to install. He told me it was the first au2 booster he got rid of.

Anyway please be aware of this problem as it isnt fun without brakes.