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PART 2-4-MIDLAND DIAPHRAGM-TYPE DASH-MOUNTED BOOSTER 2-41<br />

by additional movement of the control<br />

valve diaphragm.<br />

As the air is admitted, it flows<br />

through a cavity in the control valve<br />

housing to the back side of the rear<br />

vacuum piston, through the piston<br />

rod, out the four holes in the piston<br />

rod to the back side of the front<br />

vacuum piston. Air pressure on the<br />

back side of both pistons working<br />

with vacuum on the front side of<br />

both pistons, sets the pistons in<br />

motion transmitting their <strong>com</strong>bined<br />

force to the hydraulic piston in the<br />

hydraulic cylinder, through the push<br />

rod.<br />

As the hydraulic piston starts to<br />

move, the check ball seats, trapping<br />

fluid under pressure ahead of the<br />

piston. This initial hydraulic pressure<br />

from the master cylinder is multiplied<br />

several times.<br />

When the brake pedal is released,<br />

hydraulic pressure in the master cylinder,<br />

and in the control valve piston<br />

cavity of the booster, decreases. The<br />

vacuum diaphragm return spring<br />

moves the diaphragm and the control<br />

valve piston rearward permitting<br />

spring pressure to seat the atmospheric<br />

valves, and unseat the vacuum<br />

valve. The check valve in the<br />

hydraulic cylinder closes. As the vacuum<br />

valve opens, air in the booster<br />

is exhausted into the intake manifold<br />

of the engine, allowing the vacuum<br />

piston return spring to return<br />

the vacuum and hydraulic cylinder<br />

pistons to their released position. As<br />

the hydraulic cylinder piston returns,<br />

the check ball opens permitting brake<br />

fluid to flow through the piston, allowing<br />

it to return to its fully released<br />

position.<br />

Normal operation of the booster<br />

is such that both vacuum pistons are<br />

set in motion at the same time. However,<br />

when a fast, hard brake stop<br />

is made, the front vacuum piston<br />

may lag behind the rear vacuum<br />

piston. A fast application is used to<br />

over<strong>com</strong>e the lag of the front piston<br />

by admitting an additional volume<br />

of air to the back side of the<br />

front piston. Vacuum, from the constant<br />

vacuum line, is applied to the<br />

back side of the fast application valve<br />

diaphragm. The fast application valve<br />

is held in a closed position by a<br />

spring. When a fast or hard brake<br />

stop is made, atmospheric pressure<br />

is transmitted through the control<br />

by-pass tube to the front side of the<br />

fast application valve diaphragm.<br />

This causes the diaphragm to move<br />

to the left, lifting the valve from its<br />

seat and admitting a large volume of<br />

air from the air inlet by-pass hose to<br />

the back side of the front piston, thus<br />

providing the same degree of power<br />

to both vacuum pistons.<br />

MIDLAND DIAPHRAGM-<br />

TYPE, DASH-MOUNTED<br />

BOOSTER<br />

The booster consists of a vacuum<br />

chamber, atmospheric valve, control<br />

valve plunger assembly, diaphragm<br />

and an atmospheric chamber (Figs.<br />

8, 9, and 10).<br />

Atmospheric pressure is present at<br />

all times in the atmospheric chamber<br />

at the front side of the atmospheric<br />

valve. The air intake to the atmospheric<br />

chamber is protected by an<br />

air filter. The atmospheric chamber<br />

is separated from the vacuum chamber<br />

by the bellows assembly within<br />

the vacuum chamber.<br />

Vacuum is present at all times in<br />

that area of the vacuum chamber<br />

y<br />

MASTER<br />

CYLINDER<br />

PISTON<br />

VACUUM MANIFOLD<br />

|P|VACUUM<br />

^ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE<br />

FIG.<br />

HYDRAULIC<br />

CHECK VALVE<br />

VACUUM<br />

MASTER CYLINDER<br />

PUSH ROD<br />

BELLOWS<br />

8—Booster in Applied Position<br />

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE<br />

RESERVOIR<br />

FILTER<br />

FIG. 9-Booster in Holding Position<br />

forward of the diaphragm. Vacuum<br />

is supplied through a hose from the<br />

intake manifold to the vacuum manifold<br />

and check valve assembly on the<br />

booster body. With this integral<br />

check valve and vacuum chamber,<br />

it is possible to obtain several power<br />

assisted brake applications with the<br />

engine shut off. This arrangement<br />

makes a vacuum reservoir unnecessary.<br />

For a greater reserve, however,<br />

a vacuum reservoir is available as<br />

optional equipment on some trucks.<br />

Either vacuum from the forward<br />

side of the diaphragm or air from<br />

the bellows (atmospheric chamber)<br />

can be connected to the rear side of<br />

the diaphragm through porting in the<br />

control valve hub and the plunger<br />

assembly.<br />

APPLIED POSITION<br />

As the brake pedal is depressed,<br />

the valve operating rod and valve<br />

plunger assembly move forward <strong>com</strong>-<br />

DIAPHRAGM<br />

ATMOSPHERIC<br />

PORT OPEN<br />

VACUUM PORT<br />

CLOSED<br />

ATMOSPHERIC<br />

PORT CLOSED<br />

o\ BRAKE<br />

PEDAL<br />

H1273-A<br />

H1274-A

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