Brake Booster Bad???

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FLHOE

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Bad Brake Booster???

I have to push harder on the brake pedal to slow down the hoe. I looked underneath the dash and there was a drop of fluid where the pushrod goes into the booster. Also, when I push on the pedal while parked it makes a noise. There is no sign of fluid under the hood and the reservoir has fluid. Is the booster going bad? Any suggestions?

I have some shocks coming this week so I will bleed the brakes when replacing the shocks to see if that helps. I did replace all the fluid last year when I installed new pads and rotors, can't imagine the fluid is bad already.
 
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It does sound like your brake booster is going out. Have you checked for vacuum leaks to the brake booster? How many miles on it?
 
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I think I have a hydrolic booster, is there a vacuum line?

It's a 2004 with 91,000 miles.
 

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