Brake Booster Resto.

[CamarosRus]

In post #7, I reopened a 7 year old thread on Brake Boosters.

I asked questions about RESTORING BOOSTER COMPONENTS ON MY OWN.

The next 8 or 9 posts suggested that I send my Booster(s) to Steve, Jerry or Dewey.

I am still wanting helpful suggestions.........

1) How to prep the rusted metal before having the metal Yellow Zinc DiChromate plated
in SEATTLE. I'm thinking that glass beading ALONE without additional "polishing"
would not produce the correct NEW appearance

2) What company/vendor might sell me any individual replacement parts

Thanks for telling me where you would send your boosters !!!!

[Billohio]

The nice ones that are restored are polished. Takes out pits and gives nice surface.
I have seen the painted ones and they look terrible and if you use regular brake fluid it wll take the paint off.
I have never seen a kit to refinish with the chemical process.

[GaryW]

Originally Posted by CamarosRus

In post #7, I reopened a 7 year old thread on Brake Boosters.

I asked questions about RESTORING BOOSTER COMPONENTS ON MY OWN.

The next 8 or 9 posts suggested that I send my Booster(s) to Steve, Jerry or Dewey.

I am still wanting helpful suggestions.........

1) How to prep the rusted metal before having the metal Yellow Zinc DiChromate plated
in SEATTLE. I'm thinking that glass beading ALONE without additional "polishing"
would not produce the correct NEW appearance

2) What company/vendor might sell me any individual replacement parts

Thanks for telling me where you would send your boosters !!!!

OK... Following STEP by STEP to restoring your own part(s):

1) Degrease, Clean, remove old paint, etc.
2) Disassemble, sort into reusable/restorable parts and parts to be replaced.
3) For your brake booster halves, remove the rust, beadblast then polish as necessary.
4) Take the booster halves to your plating facility (in your garage or ??) and replate as per the factory specification.
5) Restore any other metal parts removed (bolts, nuts, brackets,etc)
6) Procure the rubber parts to replace the deteriorated parts
7) Reassemble using the factory process.
8) TEST ...
9) if 8 is successful, then reinstall.


How is that? And I didn't suggest you send it to Steve...