Booster Install!!

[robert j hunt]

Robert's son: I am looking at getting a '71 GT but it needs the brake booster replaced. The man selling the GT has the Booster, it just needs to be installed. My dad (who owns a '71 himself) is going to have me install it. What is the process??? Advice??

[namba209]

The procedure is fairly straight forward. Disconnect the brake warning wire from the MC, then the three brake lines, remove the hardware that hold the MC to the booster. Now comes the fun part, you have to tweak the reservoir to remove the MC from booster and clear the headlight bucket structure. No problem though, the reservoir is plastic and is attached to the MC by a rubber push-in seal, there's also a short hose from the reservoir to the front chamber of the MC. After the MC is removed, remove the vacuum line from the booster, take out the hardware holding the booster to the radiator support structure. On the pushrod from the brake pedal there is a long hex nut with a jam nut under the rod support, break the jam nut loose and unscrew the long hex nut from the rod. The booster will move forward and can be removed when the rod is disconnected. Remember where the jam nut is located on the rod and when you install the booster run the long hex nut up to the jam nut and tighten the jam nut against the long hex nut. Then reinstall the hardware for the booster, put on the MC with its' harware, hook up the brake lines, brake warning wire and bleed the brakes. HTH.