and it took me 4 hours!
My neighbor helped me. First thing we did was disconnect the battery. Then we took off the master cylinder, which was no sweat. I took off that plastic piece beneath the steering wheel, which was also easy. Then I had to unbolt the booster from inside. Now that was a PITA because I had to use an extension with a universal socket piece and contort my body in ways that it shouldn't be contorted.
I was quite surprised to find that the only thing keeping the rod from the booster on the brake pedal is a cotter pin!
The hole in the booster wasn't machined very well and we didn't find out until we put the booster on and tightened the nuts. So off went the booster so we could take care of the machining problem. Just used a drill and cleaned it up some. After that, it was all good to go after a bleeding. Took it out for a test drive and the brakes were so responsive!
The most difficult thing was putting the nuts back onto the bolt of the booster. You're in a weird position and there isn't any space to work with. And you can't see what you're doing and it was so hard putting the nuts onto the bolts straight!
Even though it was one big project, I feel very good about it because I did the work with minimal help. It feels more gratifying when you do something yourself and it turns out the way it's supposed to turn out.
My neighbor helped me. First thing we did was disconnect the battery. Then we took off the master cylinder, which was no sweat. I took off that plastic piece beneath the steering wheel, which was also easy. Then I had to unbolt the booster from inside. Now that was a PITA because I had to use an extension with a universal socket piece and contort my body in ways that it shouldn't be contorted.
I was quite surprised to find that the only thing keeping the rod from the booster on the brake pedal is a cotter pin!
The hole in the booster wasn't machined very well and we didn't find out until we put the booster on and tightened the nuts. So off went the booster so we could take care of the machining problem. Just used a drill and cleaned it up some. After that, it was all good to go after a bleeding. Took it out for a test drive and the brakes were so responsive!
The most difficult thing was putting the nuts back onto the bolt of the booster. You're in a weird position and there isn't any space to work with. And you can't see what you're doing and it was so hard putting the nuts onto the bolts straight!
Even though it was one big project, I feel very good about it because I did the work with minimal help. It feels more gratifying when you do something yourself and it turns out the way it's supposed to turn out.
Congrats!
