Brake booster...
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Brake booster...
Can the brake booster be repaired n is it worth it....I purchased the master cylinder/booster combo from Jegs n found that the booster was no good but since we didn't have time to wait for the exchange we went n used just the master cylinder along with my old booster just to get her on the road....Jegs said they wouldnt refund just the booster........So do I fix it or junk it.....Thanx........Jerrylee///
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Originally Posted by jerrylee
Can the brake booster be repaired n is it worth it....I purchased the master cylinder/booster combo from Jegs n found that the booster was no good but since we didn't have time to wait for the exchange we went n used just the master cylinder along with my old booster just to get her on the road....Jegs said they wouldnt refund just the booster........So do I fix it or junk it.....Thanx........Jerrylee///
How exactly wasn't the new booster working, and what about the old booster is wrong that you want to replace it? They don't go bad often and there is a simple test you can do to test the booster and see if there is something simple like air in the lines.
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Hello Durango....I'm not sure what was the problem with the booster...I just know that my mech. said it didn't work..I got the combo because I wanted the chrome look---[tuffstuff/#9082123na]--Since I was doing my rebuild I wanted everything new.....
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Originally Posted by jerrylee
Hello Durango....I'm not sure what was the problem with the booster...I just know that my mech. said it didn't work..I got the combo because I wanted the chrome look---[tuffstuff/#9082123na]--Since I was doing my rebuild I wanted everything new.....
Okay, so you still are gonna want to swap the old one out for the new one? And the old one works it just doesn't look as nice?
Well here's the deal. Yes, they can be opened and worked out, and I think you can get a kit to rebuild it, but it's not the easiest thing to do, and you'll want to take your time and be very careful about the order of the many layers in the booster.
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I thought the Vette kit from them was #2129 ???
"Power Booster is Brand New and tested before shipping."
What's the 2123?
If anybody knows a source for rebuild kits for Vette power brake boosters... cough it up! I've been looking for those for a long, long time.
"Power Booster is Brand New and tested before shipping."
What's the 2123?
If anybody knows a source for rebuild kits for Vette power brake boosters... cough it up! I've been looking for those for a long, long time.
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Originally Posted by mrvette
Yeh, the rebuild kits is part #
Hydroboost, and toss that old POS vacuum thing in the trash where it belongs....
serious.....
Hydroboost, and toss that old POS vacuum thing in the trash where it belongs....
serious.....
He's got a point. Nothing looks better than a cleaned and painted Hydro compared to a stock vac booster.
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Originally Posted by 427V8
If it's a tuff stuff booster call the MFGR and complain to them. They sent me a new regulator for my Alt for free!
Keith
Keith
They have a good complaint department?
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
It's smaller, better looking, saves engine vacuum, and improves caliper piston force. I don't agree with you, sorry.
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Well here's the deal. Yes, they can be opened and worked out, and I think you can get a kit to rebuild it, but it's not the easiest thing to do, and you'll want to take your time and be very careful about the order of the many layers in the booster.
Stop teasing me.
That's not nice.
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Originally Posted by tshort
Yeah, but you have to have power steering to use it. A lot of us don't have pwr steering.
You don't have to have power steering...you can just mount the pump and use that. The steering components are part of the system but don't need to be changed if you have a manual setup.
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Booster...
Originally Posted by Tom454
I thought the Vette kit from them was #2129 ???
"Power Booster is Brand New and tested before shipping."
What's the 2123?
If anybody knows a source for rebuild kits for Vette power brake boosters... cough it up! I've been looking for those for a long, long time.
"Power Booster is Brand New and tested before shipping."
What's the 2123?
If anybody knows a source for rebuild kits for Vette power brake boosters... cough it up! I've been looking for those for a long, long time.
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Originally Posted by jerrylee
.......#2123 is the combo they sold me..n the chrome booster looks to good to junk,,,,,,,,,I'll try Tuff Stuff direct....Thanx 4 the help...Jerrylee///
You could buy a cheap reman booster...swap the guts to and from your chrome one, and return the reman for a refund.