Classic/Antique Car Repair/master break booster

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Expert: - 12/28/2007


Question
need to know how to remove a master brake booster from a 64' chev imp. SS. 409 engine

Answer
The first step is to get up under the dash and disconnect the master cylinder push rod from the brake pedal. Then under the dash remove the vacuum lines from the booster. Next disconnect the hydraulic lines from the master cylinder. Locate and remove the four nuts that hold the booster to the firewall and remove the booster. On some cars the nuts are on the inside of the passenger compartment but most are on the engine side. Good luck.
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Expertise

All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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