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05-04-2006, 04:10 PM
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Brake booster push rod?
I recently bought a used brake booster for my 71 C-10 but I read somewhere that the booster requires a shorter rod to connect to the pedal. I can't seem to find where I can get this part. Do I definitely need a shorter rod and where can I get one if I do?
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05-04-2006, 09:49 PM
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Re: Brake booster push rod?
you also have to drill a hole about an inch and a quater or so below the manual hole on the brake pedal arm to mount the power booster rod to. otherwise the rod will move to far and make the brakes really touchy. Something to do with rode leverage ratio, if I wasn't so beat I could explain better. If the set you have is used for a 71 the rod should be the right length when you drill the new hole. Plus the rod should have a bit of adjustment. Adjust it so it doesn't bind when the brake isn't applied
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05-10-2006, 11:56 PM
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Re: Brake booster push rod?
Are you assuming that the rod came with his '71 set, or that he is using an existing manual rod?
I just bought a booster and bracket on e-bay, but it didn't come with the rod to connect to the pedal. If I drill the lower hole that you mentioned, will the manual brake rod work? Thanks.
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05-10-2006, 11:59 PM
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Re: Brake booster push rod?
This should help: scroll about 1/2 way down.
http://www.classicperform.com/TechBo...t.htm#testprop
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05-11-2006, 03:36 PM
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Re: Brake booster push rod?
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Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said. |
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