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The booster arrived yesterday, ordered on Sunday.:)
I'll be giving DaOot a bit of a clean up & taking her down the road to have the booster fitted, the engine & gearbox mounts fitted & roadworthied.
I have no idea how to do the booster myself & I figure a little work their way may help with the roadworthy.
THAT'S THE PLAN anyway..........we'll see how we go :)
Plan thwarted. :(
I took DaOot down the road to have a chat & book a time to have the work done.
The guy said that he'd be happy to do the mounts but he's not interested in doing the booster as it takes too long & he's very busy.
Why does it take so long?
They need to install a splitter & separate line from the booster to the front as he doesn't recommend boosting the rears as well.
He gave me the name of a guy who'd do it but I'd need a RWC & rego to get there :)
He also said that the booster would make the brakes worse if they're not working correctly now.
He said he'd be happy to look at the brakes while it's there but I'd done just about everything he'd do, the only advantage at the shop is 4 heads instead of my befuddled one.
Feeling a bit deflated but even more determined to fix them myself.....how nuts am I???:confused:
Off to get more fluid:imwithstupid:
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Originally Posted by Cannon
why not boost the rears?
mister land rover did?
how could it make the brakes worse?
get another mechanic.
Agreed. Can't see his logic - I'd find someone who wants to do the job, they may have a different view on it all. Sounds like he was fobbing you off.Quote:
Originally Posted by harry
'zara's' brakes have been boosted and work a treat. Anyone else driving her nearly hit the windscreen when braking:D
I know who will do it for you, you are a LONG way away though:(
Mrs hh:angel:
What a load of horse.......t.
As previously noted, get your self another mechanic.
If not, how about having a go yourself..? *it's not rocket science, I did the job myself years ago and I wouldn't make a mechanics a...........le.
Briefly what needs to be done is to find a suitable location, in my own case I installed it on a bracket, mounted off the chassis on the exhaust side of the engine bay, re: my previous post (that bracket is still available if interested, just give me an address and I'll drop it in the post)
As regards the hydraulics, if memory serves me correctly, the existing output from the MC is to the brake light switch.*
What needs to be done is to connect the booster in series, which means that the outlet pipe from the MC is to be removed, and a new pipe from the MC, routed across the fire wall to the inlet connection of the booster.*
The outlet connection of the booster is then routed back across the fire wall to the connection on the brake light switch where the original MC outlet pipe was connected.*
What then remains is the vacuum connection to the manifold, which may require a bit of ingenuity, depending on your situation.
Your main problem will be the flares on the end of the pipes, the answer here is to run the pipes to determine length, then remove and take them to your brake bloke who should be able to do this for a nominal fee, don't forget the pipe connection nuts.
Then of course bleed the system, and away you go.
Whilst the above information is offered in good faith, I do not accept any responsibility for any consequences arising from applying this information.
I will post photo's of bracket and my old booster, when I can work out how to attach same.
Good luck mate,
Norm.
Thanks Norm I think I will have a go:)
I'm an expert now having watched some youtube videos ;)
The kit came with copper pipe & I think I read somewhere that copper can't be used anymore.
Does that sound right?
I'll also have to work out which are the in and out connections on the booster.
I'll take a bunch of photos an put up some questions later.
Hi Cannon,
No that's right, copper pipe is illegal in Australia.
Are you sure it is copper they've supplied...? The steel pipe I've used recently, has the appearance of copper.
The inlet and outlet on the booster should be marked, if not a call to Paten will soon sort that out for you.
I'm surprised no info came with the unit.
Anyway mate, good luck, it really is quite straightforward to do, and just think of the glory.....!!
Norm.
It's called bundy tube, it's copper coated steel tube which is used a lot in domestic refrigeration. You should be able to bend it by hand but if it's a bit tough, it's definitely not copper
I'm gunna do it:)
the pipe is indeed bundy tube:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2014/01/46.jpg
I think I'm going to mount the booster here:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2014/01/47.jpg
as opposed to here:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2014/01/48.jpg
I also conveniently have a nice little hole in the manifold for the vacuum hose.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2014/01/45.jpg
The fitting for the manifold is a little to small for the hole so I might have to get someone to drill & tap the existing manifold bolt or something.
I'll also need to acquire a flaring tool or visit the local brake shop......not the guy down the road:eek:
I'm looking forward to the aforementioned glory :D