Been through about three boosters now -- the original large one (rebuilt
twice) and a "replacement", which is seriously smaller in diameter than the
original. Ended up taking them all out and running without any boost at
all -- worked fine; couldn't really tell the difference (could just be faded
memory). May not be a god idea if you run the car hard (I never did).
However, I don't plan on using one on the resto I'm starting now unless
someone can point up something to the contrary. Just my $0.02
Meanwhile, if somebody really-really needs the "small" non-original one --
let me know -- can't use two.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "sosnaenergyconsulting" <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>
To: "Dan & Lori Fitzgerald" <danlorifitz@earthlink.net>
Cc: "Tigers@Autox. Team. Net" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Brake Problems
> Hi Dan:
> Your booster might not need rebuilding again, but it might be sticking.
> You might want to take a look at the leather seal around the piston. Is
> it dry, or flexible? If it's dry, you might try soaking it in a mixture
> of neatsfoot oil and mineral spirits--I think that's what Smitty uses
> (619-233-7937--let the phone keep ringing; he doesn't have an answering
> machine).
> If the leather seal is flexible, you might check to make sure the inside
> of the 'can' is lubricated. If it is, you could check the inside of the
> 'can' for pitting. I had the latter problem with my alpine, causing the
> piston to stick even after rebuilding. The 'can' was so badly pitted
> that I had to get another one, which I polished inside--worked like a
> charm. I should probably rebuild the booster on the Tiger, but the way
> my luck runs it'd turn into a hairball--and I've already got one of
> those going on right now :-).
>
> Regards
>
> David Sosna
>
>
> Dan & Lori Fitzgerald wrote:
>
> > Listers,
> >
> > Well I'm finally nearing the completion of my 3 year restoration of my
Tiger
> > and have come up with a problem. After bleeding the brakes and making
sure
> > all the electrical is working I decided to take the car up and down the
> > street to see how thing go. Well after a few laps up and down the
street
> > the brakes pumped up by them selves and remained on. I was barely able
to
> > get it back into the garage. After letting it sit for about an hour the
> > brakes started easing up, but I finally had to loosen one of the brake
lines
> > at the booster to free up the system so that I could push the car on the
> > rack. The booster was rebuilt about two years ago and left inside until
I
> > installed it a few days ago. Do I need to rebuild the booster again or
is
> > it something else??
> >
> > Dan
> > B9470033
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