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Re: Brake help needed

To: "Blue One Hundred" <international_investor@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: Brake help needed
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:42:57 -0700
Alan,

re:

> Any rebuilt brake booster MUST be resleeved... if it
> hasn't been resleeved it will only last about a year
> or 10,000 miles before it breaks again


If the cylinders are not pitted or scored at all, why would this be necessary?


bs
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@pacbell.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blue One Hundred" <international_investor@yahoo.com>
To: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>; 
<owner-healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: Brake help needed


> Pete -
> 
> Any rebuilt brake booster MUST be resleeved... if it
> hasn't been resleeved it will only last about a year
> or 10,000 miles before it breaks again.  If you buy a
> rebuilt booster make sure it is a resleeved unit.
> 
> You can also get the PBR unit out of Australia.  I
> think it is a little cheaper than the Lockheed unit,
> can be mounted using original mounting hardware (with
> some modification), and has a firmer sportscar feel to
> the pedal.  The original BJ8 booster is a bit
> overboosted and makes the BJ8 brake a hair touchy if
> you ask me.  I've had the PBR unit on my BJ8 for 10
> years and it still works like a champ!  Before I put
> the PBR unit on, I had rebuilt my old booster 3 times
> in a row in three years and finally got the message!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Alan
> 
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8





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