Topic: Brake Booster Restoration

[ruppstang]

Has anyone here restored their brake booster themselves? If so was there special tooling needed? Are parts available?
Or am I better off just sending it to Booster Dewy.
Marty

[tobkob]

I didn't want to chance messing up the crimps on my original booster so I sent it to Booster Dewey. I am well pleased with his work.

TOB

[67gtasanjose]

Has anyone here restored their brake booster themselves? If so was there special tooling needed? Are parts available?
Or am I better off just sending it to Booster Dewy.
Marty

Send it to Dewey...Parts are available by themselves but I haven'y found them priced good enough to do it yourself. I took one mostly apart about a year ago to see if this might be practical. Tooling? Yes, there is a sort-of spanner wrench needed to take the innards apart AND (as memory serves) one of the diaphragms is spot welded between two pieces! (not sure how you'd do that!)

[ruppstang]

Thanks for the advice, kind of what I thought. I like to learn and do what I can myself. There just times it is better to farm it out.
Thanks Marty

[1967 eight barrel]

I have rebuilt the Midland-Ross units with the band clamps many times. The diaphragm is complete, it isn't dissembled, it is a complete unit. No special tools are required to do so. 69 on are a different story.
If you have the large clamp with one bolt, the booster can be rebuilt for about 90.00 in parts at home.

                                                                          -Keith

                                                             

[67350#1242]

I've had Dewey rebuild 2 or 3 of mine over the years and he always does good work and not too expensive, but if I could get a complete kit for $90 I'd do it myself.  The only ones I've come across are over $250.
(like this)       http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mustang-1967-70-Major-Brake-Midland-Booster-Repair-Kit-/171882839719?hash=item280503fea7:g:ht4AAOSwVFlT0YEd&vxp=mtr     This looks like a great kit by the way - everything included.
Keith, do you know of a less expensive source for the Midland kit?
Kurt.

[1967 eight barrel]

Yes, I just got home tonight. I will make a couple calls and pass on the information. There are only a couple items that are replaced in a rebuild under most circumstances. What fails is the large diaphram. It usually rots/cracks.