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there is nothing wrong with the power booster other than being ugly, so it had to come out for some beautification
the brake power booster is attached to the firewall with 6 studs, 4 are easy to get to, 2 are not the top 2 or easy the middle 2 suck the bottom 2 are easy |
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brake power booster removed
that perished black rubber gasket / grommet is a concern of mine |
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lets clean this thing so we can paint it flat black
... there that's a bit better |
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ok, with the brake power booster off, tomorrow we will clean up this wiring mess and the fire wall may even get some touch up paint, even that baby powder will be gone, hee hee
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take a look at the brakes is one of the things I always do when I buy a new used vehicle, so 8 months ago I checked Rusty's well 3 out of 4 as I couldn't get the driver side rear drum off
now I told myself I'll get around to it real quick and since the other side looked decent I wasn't in a rush well 8 months flew by and it was time to get that drum off, first I warmed up by getting the passenger side drum off, it came off easy with my hands |
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then it was time to get creative with not one but two pullers co-mingled together to make a super puller to git that stubborn drum off
now when you do this, be careful you don't have to twist like you re raising the Titanic, just put some pressure on the puller and tap the drum with yer hammer, she will pop and eventually let go a bit of lubrication don't hurt none either the bigger 3 arm puller is an 8" from Harbor Freight, costs about $18 bucks, it has some extensions from a smaller 2 arm puller not shown |
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so here is that driver side rear brake EXPOSED, what were you trying to hide Rusty? Hmmm
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alright while the paint on that power booster is drying lets take a look at the new replacement master cylinder
bigger front disk brake chamber in the front the way it was meant to be on the new one |
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This dude has a black one: Engine compartment transformed in 12 days |
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The vent to the evap canister should be venting your tank. I am surprised though that you have no return line from the fuel pump. I have supply line and return line, but no vent line. You should do the check I mentioned above. Drive it till it dies, then open the gas cap and see if there is a vacuum in the tank. This will cause fuel starvation as you are apparently experiencing. If there is vacuum in the tank, you need to figure out why the vent line through the evap canister is not working. If there is vacuum in the tank, the short term fix to make it drivable while you work out the problem is to drill the gas cap. If you are subject to CA emissions, that will need to be replaced before your next check. Otherwise you may just treat it as a permanent fix. |
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Oh, and I painted my master cylinder black with Rustoleum Gloss Black three years ago after the bare metal unit started to show surface rust within a year. Paint condition is still fine despite the inevitable spills when topping off. |
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So where are the rear brakes leaking from?
About painting master cylinders, I don't have much luck. The fluid eventually takes the paint off. I've even thought about starting over with new everything so I can switch to DOT5, which is silicone based and doesn't eat paint. |
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cleaned the drums and this might have been an even dumber idea than painting the power booster, here is one side before it flash rusted
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and here is the other side, not even 10 minutes later, I did spray em with WD40 to keep the rust at bay but they didn't stand a chance
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and side by side before the second drum flash rusted
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I have see-through wheels, so I painted the outside of the drums.
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I did not see any in black but i will look again The new air cleaner looks good by the way |
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Powder coated my drums. Done!
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prepped the fire wall a little bit before mounting the brake booster back on
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