Jeff,
I don't know of anyway to check a booster; it would take a good vacuum
source and also a hydraulic source to operate it, which of course would be
your car. If the rebuild was done properly I would think it would work just
fine as long as the hydraulic and vacuum openings were covered during the
shelf life.
There is nowhere the fluid can go except inside the vacuum can and you
wouldn't know that unless you check the fluid level often after you install
the booster. There is a seal on the vacuum piston rod and if that fails or
leaks you will get fluid in the can then eventually in the intake manifold,
that's why it's important to monitor the fluid level. If it's going down and
there aren't any leaks on the four wheels it's a good bet that is where the
leak is.
Put it in and make sure there isn't any thing in front of you as you try it
the first time. ;)
Good luck.
Jerry Christopherson
9473187
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces+jcmc2006=suddenlink.net@autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces+jcmc2006=suddenlink.net@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Jeffrey Nichols
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:43 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Girling Brake Booster Question
I have a Girling brake booster that was rebuilt several years ago and has
sat
on a shelf since then. Don't know who did the rebuild. Is there any way to
test the booster or check the inside to see if its still in good, usable
shape
before I install it? My preference is to avoid finding out if its bad on
the
road and crashing into something.
Jeff
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