brake booster

[mikesinky]

have any of yall that put disc brakes on your vehicles and used a brake booster put a vaccum pump on or did you just hook it up to your intake. i have a port for where i had vaccum wipers has anyone just used it with any success

[NiftyFifty]

I didn't know there was a booster that would fit the stock location? I would be interested to see that. as for vaccum you would need a port as large as the one on the booster itself, so is that the case with the wiper spot?

[Dodgeb4ya]

I put a 6" Midland on my 1 ton. Otherwise brakes are stock and work really nice. Easy pedal too and high.
Bob

Edited February 9, 2013 by Dodgeb4ya

[Bradley S.]

Bob, et. al.;

 

I need to replace the booster on my truck this spring.  Losing fluid and nothing is leaking externally.  Where did you get your Midland brake booster?  Do you have a part number?  I see Vintage Power Wagons sell one.  I need to call them and see if it would fit / work.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Brad

[55dodgec3]

Mike, are u running a stock engine?

[Dodgeb4ya]

Brad, The loss of brake fluid could be due to an internal leak in the booster. I have the same midland frame mount booster on my 2-1/2 ton dump. It failed by sucking the brake fluid out of the master cylinder and did it fast! The small Midland one shown above is off a 1955-7 T-Bird.

Your Midland booster, 9-1/2" diaphram and a 7/8" bore can be rebuilt. "Booster Dewey" out of Porland Oregon. can do it as can maybe someone else.

Bob

[Bradley S.]

Bob;

 

Thanks for the information!  I will have it rebuilt then instead of replaced.

 

Brad

[Brent B3B]

has anyone taken apart  their booster for inspection or rebuilt? or is this best left to the "professionals"?

the shop manual shows an exploded view............. 

[Dodgeb4ya]

As long as you can find the correct rebuild parts... and have a shop manual you can do it! There are no adjustments

Some mid 60's fords used a very similar booster.