Hi everyone, is there anywhere I can order a rebuild kit for a 1962 brake booster unit. ?
I have watched a video online and know they're available to repairers but here in Australia I cannot find the kit for sale with anyone?
Thanks
Clark
1962 Brake Booster help
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Re: 1962 Brake Booster help
Good luck in finding one. I've been looking over 30 years for someone who would sell one to a DIY'er and I'm STILL looking. Long story short - "bite the bullet' and send to a rebuilder like Booster Dewey in Portland, Oregon (and yes that's in the USofA). Go to the Search box at the upper right corner of this screen and type in brake booster rebuild and see what turns up.
Alan H. Tast, AIA
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1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
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Re: 1962 Brake Booster help
Look at Harmon classic brakes. You can buy the kit.
May be better for you shipping wise. As it’s not much
More to send it out. Also if you pull your master cylinder
Back and look a lot of times it’s the bellows that fails.
That’s a 20 dollar small part and an easy fix.
Hope this info helps.
Cliff
May be better for you shipping wise. As it’s not much
More to send it out. Also if you pull your master cylinder
Back and look a lot of times it’s the bellows that fails.
That’s a 20 dollar small part and an easy fix.
Hope this info helps.
Cliff
Cliff Rankin
63 convertible
64 convertible
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Re: 1962 Brake Booster help
Care to provide a website address along with part/kit numbers, please?Cliff Rankin wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:06 am Look at Harmon classic brakes. You can buy the kit.
May be better for you shipping wise. As it’s not much
More to send it out. Also if you pull your master cylinder
Back and look a lot of times it’s the bellows that fails.
That’s a 20 dollar small part and an easy fix.
Hope this info helps.
Cliff
Alan H. Tast, AIA
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Re: 1962 Brake Booster help
1963 HT, Corinthian White / Pearl Beige
1966 Convertible, Sauterne Gold / Parchment leather/Ivy Gold (428 A/C)
1967 Tudor Landau, Raven Black / Black (428)
1970 Five Window Landau Brougham, Ginger Met. Poly / Ginger Hopsack
1966 Convertible, Sauterne Gold / Parchment leather/Ivy Gold (428 A/C)
1967 Tudor Landau, Raven Black / Black (428)
1970 Five Window Landau Brougham, Ginger Met. Poly / Ginger Hopsack
Re: 1962 Brake Booster help
I feel your pain, being based in Australia also.
I had my booster replaced by http://www.hydroboost.com.au/ a few years ago, located in country Victoria. Ended up sending my original booster and brackets to him and was replaced with a PBR I think booster, it was identical size wise to the original. Certainly worth a call to him, nice guy.
As a matter of interest have changed out drums to discs from a 66 and hydroboost brakes (not same company) as I was not happy with original booster setup. There are posts here on how I did the conversion - PM me if you need any assistance.
thanks
Graeme
I had my booster replaced by http://www.hydroboost.com.au/ a few years ago, located in country Victoria. Ended up sending my original booster and brackets to him and was replaced with a PBR I think booster, it was identical size wise to the original. Certainly worth a call to him, nice guy.
As a matter of interest have changed out drums to discs from a 66 and hydroboost brakes (not same company) as I was not happy with original booster setup. There are posts here on how I did the conversion - PM me if you need any assistance.
thanks
Graeme
1962 Hardtop - in Melbourne, Australia
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Re: 1962 Brake Booster help
Call Terry at Hydroboost in Echuca. He did my 10 screw booster. No problem.
Re: 1962 Brake Booster help
Too right Stubbie, see my link above.
Graeme :'(
Graeme :'(
1962 Hardtop - in Melbourne, Australia