Re: drum brake booster...

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

First, availaibility:

The drum booster for this car is a rare part. Cardone seems to be the  
only reman for them, and though they list it as available, it is not;  
they do not have cores. Most parts suppliers have become "drop  
shippers", all say "yup we got it" meaning of course it's in their  
Cardone catalog.

I can have mine rebuilt of course, and will probably do just that,  
but via local C.H. Topping and not Cardone. Topping is now looking  
for the rebuild kit (I might just do it myself). www.chtopping.com,  
I've written about them before, A #1 top-notch old/speciality brake  
shop, in Long Beach CA.



On Nov 2, 2005, at 5:07 AM, farna@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Is the booster in the 70 Hornet angled or on one of the "up and  
> out" brackets?

Not sure what you mean by 'up and out'. The bracket, which contains  
the little stroke-changing lever, mounts onto 4 studs or bolts  
protruding from the firewall; the booster mounts with 4 bolts onto  
the bracket, and of course the M.C. bolts to the front of the booster.

The booster mounts are more or less parallel with the firewall; any  
angling is subtle.

> In either case, the manual brake MC bolts directly to the firewall,  
> no brackets required.

Funny, I considered this as a solution... and last resort :-) I have  
non-power Bendix disks in the Rambler Classic, and while pedal is  
VERY heavy (relative to modern cars) it's fine for me. I'd much  
rather have stiff and solid than "feather touch" dual diaphragm boost  
-- I really hate that.

Is there a bore difference, power vs. non-power master cylinders? I  
never looked! (I've owned very few power-brake AMCs.)

I also dislike the dense clutter in that corner of the engine  
compartment that the booster makes. Obviously not a reason to yank  
out power brakes! but its' a plus.