[6pack] Brake MC Off - Need to take off Booster?

[Navarrette, Vance]

 	Bruce:

	I replaced mine with a rebuilt, since I could see that the MC had a blowout
prior to my purchase, and I did not know if the PO had addressed the booster
or not (it looked like he had not).
	Check the booster for brake fluid, if it is clean then you probably need not
do anything. If you find a puddle of brake fluid inside it, then need to
decide how to proceed. Me, I would toss a rebuilt on there as a matter of
course, but that is me. Others would feel perfectly comfortable cleaning it,
and reinstalling. There is no reason that I know of to think that the fluid
would damage the booster as far as I know. Others can correct me if I am
wrong.
	There is a large stiff spring on the booster that will make disassembly and
reassembly difficult for the average shade tree mechanic. I have not tried it
myself. I opted for a professional rebuild simply because the kit costs almost
as much as a rebuilt booster.

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
    Knowledge is power.
    Power corrupts.
    Study hard, be evil.
    http://www.triumphowners.com/832

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bruce Simms
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:13 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Brake MC Off - Need to take off Booster?

The fluid leaked down the back of the brake MC and made a big puddle on the
floor during winter storage.   MC is off now.   Do I need to remove the
booster to check anything?    I didn't notice any problem with the booster
before.

I have a new MC to put on.  Maybe I should do the proper Shipwright
thing and remove booster and send it away somewhere for rebuild, just to be
sure.

I see BPNW has a booster rebuild kit, but I hear this is a difficult at
home job w/o special tools.

Thank you,

Bruce Simms
73 Tr6