Jon O.
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1972 newport, power brakes. My brake booster is leaking vacuum and is making the car run rough. Where is a decent place to get the original booster rebuilt, or to buy a replacement?
I waz thinkin' Booster Louie John, and knew it just didn't ring right, lol
there is a place close to me that dose them they rebuild all kinds a booster from cars to 18 wheelers Welcome to Precision Rebuilders.com1972 newport, power brakes. My brake booster is leaking vacuum and is making the car run rough. Where is a decent place to get the original booster rebuilt, or to buy a replacement?
yes but how fast is their turn around? the place I posted gets them done in a couple days I had a pair of calipers redone by them 4 years ago & they still work fine I guess its who u want to deal with I allways like to have my stuff rebuilt when I can
Yes I already replaced the check valve along with the grommet. Right now I am going to replace the original timing gear, and then in about 2 weeks I will replace the booster, and do some other brake maintenance.Jon,
I had a similar problem with my '69 Chrysler 300. The engine wouldn't idle correctly, and would stall out. You could literally hear the air escaping from the power brake booster.
I narrowed it down to a leaking power brake booster check valve grommet. The rubber grommet had shrunken from old age, and fit the booster very loosely.
I went to my local Advance Auto Parts store, and purchased a Dorman grommet set. I believe there were two in the package, and one of them fit snugly. In my case, I fixed my problem for under five bucks!
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I wish I had seen your post sooner, as you may have already purhased a replacement booster. If not, it would be worth it for you to inspect the rubber grommet, and rule this out first, especially given the low cost.
Best wishes!
yes but how fast is their turn around? the place I posted gets them done in a couple days I had a pair of calipers redone by them 4 years ago & they still work fine I guess its who u want to deal with I allways like to have my stuff rebuilt when I can
I had a similar problem with my '69 Chrysler 300. The engine wouldn't idle correctly, and would stall out. You could literally hear the air escaping from the power brake booster.
I narrowed it down to a leaking power brake booster check valve grommet. The rubber grommet had shrunken from old age, and fit the booster very loosely.