Tazmo65

My brake booster started leaking so now i am shopping for a new one. I would like to go steel on this one but all i can find is up to 91 on the aftermarket steel units. Is it that it won't fit or is it a pedal feel thing?

s carter

A forum member had such a Horrible time with the normal box store cardone plastic boosters which kept cracking. His problem and the Bad Press of the Forum caught the attention of the upper management to the point that they where no longer going to do the boosters in plastic and go all steel. So hopefully by now they have put that plan in to action.


Went looking, you are correct Plastic no problem. STEEL not found

93 ragtop

I used one for a 84 on my 93. Its metal and the only difference was the vacuum hose had to be extended.

Tazmo65

I went to Autozone today and they have listings for plastic ones under a lot of different part numbers and they were all remans, no Cardones . I just don't understand why so many different part numbers for the boosters. I did find some options for steel online but they were 85 to 91 model years for around $100. These were all new. I think I may order one of those and see if it will actually bolt up.

Tazmo65

Thanks for the reply 93 ragtop. I was typing and did not see your reply. If yours bolted up I bet mine would be the same. I will order one on line then.

Mr. Peabody

Please post back and let us know how it works out

Tazmo65

Will do. I placed an at Ecklers for an all steel booster.

93 ragtop

I used one from ac-delco. It was slightly smaller in dia. IMO it fits better....
FWIW I will give you a couple tips,
Take the hush panel out, and drop the 2 steering column bolts. Doing that gives you a path, with a long extension, to reach the 2 nuts that hold the booster to the firewall. For me, this beats the heck out of trying to get to it upside down, laying in the floor.
When you separate the master cyl. from the booster, look for fluid on the back side. If it is leaking into the booster, replace the cylinder.
Dont forget to pick up a foot of 3/8 hose and a barbed connector to extend the vacuum hose.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

A95Y

Did you have a plastic one similar to the 95,96?

Thanks

Tazmo65

Yes it is.

Hot Rod Roy

Since you are replacing your power booster, this would be a good time to consider a HUGE improvement in you braking performance by going to a "dual diaphragm" booster from Power Brake Service, Huntington Beach CA: http://powerbrakeservice.net

A little more money, but a big improvement in braking performance! And yes, it's metal:

93 ragtop

Quote:

Originally Posted by A95Y

Did you have a plastic one similar to the 95,96?

Thanks

Yes I had the plastic one. I used the ac delco part 14pb4299. It is 83.99 plus 20.00 core on rockauto.com.

A95Y

Thanks

Ordered one from Scoggin Dickey for 99.36 free shipping

Edit: Order got cancelled about an hour later do to "on backorder"

Tazmo65

I installed the new metal booster and works good. It was an easy install other than one of the bolts. It found that if I removed the gas pedal I was able to get my hand around the column and start the bolts.

A95Y

Was the booster to pedal pushrod shorter than your stock one?

Tazmo65

Yes it was but I was able to adjust my brake light switch to make it work. It does set it a little lower than my clutch pedal but I can deal with it.

dizwiz24

Is the metal one heavier (ie. Weight adder) vs the plastic one

A95Y

I ended up putting a plastic one on from Autozone. It's got a limited lifetime warranty anyway. It was $145.

Regards.

Tazmo65

It may be a couple pounds heavier, bit to me it's not a big deal.