Brake problems - Hot Wheels edition

[Stevehose]

How did this work out for you? Anymore lockup?

Thanks, Rick

Yes all good (see above), thanks for the specs!

 

[dang]

I believe Don takes diagnostic payment in wine.

 

[deQuincey]

Ok thanks to @Luis A. I have procured China’s finest alignment tool. There are no instructions except for the cryptic ones on Amazon, and the text on the device is confusing, but the blind squirrel has adapted and overcome!

It doesn’t fit over the master cyl (as several in the reviews noted) so I whittled the edges down to clear. I used the rounded end of the rod to measure the distance inside the pipe:

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Then put it on the booster to see the clearance with the rod (the tip pulls straight off the rod (does not unscrew)).

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Even with all 3 washers off it was still barely touching so I sanded just enough off for .5mm clearance:

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So basically the MC was being pushed in by at least 2.5mm over spec. It appears to me that the inside pipe of the MC bottoms out right at the front edge of the booster, so you want the tip of the booster rod to be just under the front edge. I’m hoping this solves the issue and provides insight to those replacing a rebuilt booster in the future. Onward.

wow, good one
excellent
recorded in my brain for the future

Fixed by the board in less than a week, like we always do. Mechanical, car thefts, anything except marital issues.

sort of e9wikipaedia
i am sure that the group knowledge in marital issues will be able also to help

pity there are few female members to be representative enough