In most hydro brake booster systems the pump also runs the power steering system so if the Power Steering works the pump is okay. It sounds like you have a master cylinder problem.
YES-IF IT has a vaccume booster & not Hydro or air brakes
The type of brake system with vacum assist will have a large diameter hose from somewhere on the intake manifold to the brake booster. The type of brake system with hydro-boost will have hoses from the power steering pump to the brake booster.
You are taking too much vacuum away from the vacuum booster in the brake system. Try to find a smaller vacuum hose somewhere else in the engine to use for the Hydro Booster. The boost line for the brakes comes from the primary vacuum port on the intake manifold. Use a secondary vacuum source. That vacuum for the brakes needs to be undisturbed for correct operation of the braking system and the ABS if so equipped.
change the p/s pump. the pump helps the hydro booster with braking.
if it has a cummins turbo deisle engine your hydro-vac system is either plugged or not functioning properly, check the lines running from the power steering pump to your brake booster for cracks or leaks if none are evident you'll probbly have to replace the hydro-vac pump
== == Power brakes and power steering have nothing to do with each other.
Are the brakes out or is the power brake system not working properly. I believe those vehicles have the hydro boost power brake system. If so, the power steering pump is what applies the power brakes, no vacuum is needed. If something is wrong with the power steering pump (empty, no belt, malfunctioning) it will affect the power brakes as well.
Truck has hydro-static brake assit. What this means is the power brake assit runs off the power steering pump.It takes a few seconds to build up pressure.
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If you are referring to the ABS system and changing it back to a regular brake system? Then the answer would be yes. But this is not going to be an easy or cheap task... I don't think you can adapt a vacuum power brake booster on this car because of clearance problems? If you can find an old 84 or 85 Mark VII, some of them came with the old Lincoln style "Hydro Boost System" that works off the power steering system you can grab everything you need from this car and retro fit it to yours, but you will have to get everything: hoses, hydro boost (this is the part that bolts to the firewall) master cylinder and all the brake lines to it... To buy everything new without the cores of the hydro boost and master cylinder would be very expensive. These cars also (I think???) came with drum brakes on the rear, if so that master cylinder would not work. So you would have to get one for 4 wheel disc brakes. Also the old Lincoln Versales had 4 wheel disc but I'm not sure if it had the Hydro Boost System? If this car does have the Hydro Boost you might be able to use everything off that car too... If you know a good Ford Lincoln or Mercury parts guy he can research this for you by the part #'s what cars to look for in the auto salvage yards!!!
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