Re: IML: Brake problem

[roger crabtree <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi guys,
Here is an earlier thread on this same subject.    
 
 


From: "Jan Harmonson" <jharmonson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Subject: Re: IML: '55 Brake Booster Info 
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:21:31 -0600 

    
I had my 1955 rebuilt by White Post and am completely
happy. They said 
they
manufacture their own rubber parts with a high plastic
content and will
guarantee it to last forever. I had it rebuilt with
NOS parts maybe 10 
years
ago and it lasted for about 5 years. I did the White
Post one about 5 
years
ago and it is working perfectly.

Jan in Ojai , CA
1955 sedan
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: IML: '55 Brake Booster Info


> I have an extra power brake unit for my '55 and the
kit from Jim 
Fredrick
to go with it. I don't feel like taking it apart and
doing it myself. I 
have
had a devil of a time trying to find someone who would
do the work. I 
know
that the unit for the other '55 that I gave away was
sent someplace in
Oregon to be rebuilt and they sent it back to the
owner not completed.
>
> Has anyone rebuilt their own '55 power brake unit? I
wonder if 
Booster
Dewey or Karpps would do the work if I supply the
parts.
>
> Paul
>
> In a message dated 12/20/2003 2:43:51 AM Eastern
Standard Time,
twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > I just had to have my brake booster replaced on my
'66.  Booster 
Dewey
in Portland, OR did the rebuild.  I also had a booster
replaced on my 
'60 a
few years ago by them as well.  Just another option. 
My mechanic had 
my car
from Monday thru Friday which included removal,
shipping to & fro and
reinstall.  If interested, they are listed in every
Hemmings issue.  
Total
cost including mechanic labor (more than the part
itself at $110.00) 
and
shipping charges was under $300.00.
> >
> > Bill Ulman
> > Seattle, WA
> > '66 Crown Convertible:  Midnight Blue
Metallic/White leather 
interior -
She goes by the name of Doris Day
> > WA license plate: FIT4AQN
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Hugh & 
Therese
> > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 9:26 PM
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: IML: 59 to Karpps, etc
> >
> >
> > Ah, yes, the elephant analogy.  Perhaps not a
shining example of
decorous discourse, but still serviceable, in its own
way.
> >
> > The good news is that if you can get the car to
Karpps there is no
reason why you cannot drive back in your own car.  The
will take, I am 
sure,
your old one as a core and replace it with a properly
functioning unit.  
I
don't know if they will remove your old one, however. 
You'd need to 
discuss
that with them.  Frankly, I would be surprised in they
will.
> >
> > Evidently, you don't want to try to remove it
yourself.  No 
problem.  If
it ain't your cup of tea then that's OK.  Here is what
I would do.  If
Karpps will do the whole thing, you are one incredibly
lucky guy.  
Assuming
they won't, however, get the car to a brake shop that
is prepared to 
work on
it.  (A tow truck will do nicely.)  Have them remove
the unit.  Take it 
to
Karpps and get your replacement.  They may rebuild
yours on the spot.  
I can
do it in less than an hour so they would be able to
get it done faster,
without a doubt.  Get the rebuilt unit back to the
brake shop and have 
them
reinstall it and bleed your brakes.
> >
> > The trickiest part of the whole thing is the brake
bleeding part, 
due to
the round single master cylinder and its proximity to
the booster.  
Bench
bleeding the M/C is a must if you are to have any
success.  
Successfully
bleeding the brakes is a truly troublesome aspect of
this era of 
Imperial.
I'd have to say in my ten years of having the 1958 I
have had more 
problems
with this than anything else.  When I remove the
engine of mine to get 
it
rebuilt I shall have this to look forward to, again.
> >
> > Just another one of the joys.
> >
> > Hugh
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 7:24 PM
> > Subject: Spam Alert: Re: IML: 59 emergency brake
> >
> >
> > Hello Hugh,
> > I gave serious thought to your elephant condom
theory of the inner 
tube
over the booster unit, and almost wrote to you to find
out which size 
inner
tube to use. You have answered that however, in one of
your recent 
mails. I
thought about doing it, so I could drive the Imperial
to Karps, and let 
them
take off the booster and perform all of the necessary
work. Problem is, 
how
do I get home from Karps once I drop off the Imperial.
It is in Upland 
which
is a good hour from where I live, and would require
taking several 
freeways
to get there. I'd hate to bother anyone to follow me
and drive me back 
such
a distance, and if you know anything about Los
Angeles, we are not very 
well
known for public transportation. Truth is if you don't
have a car here, 
your
only alternative is pretty much
> > a bicycle!
> >
> > Bill '59 Crown

This is the end of thread.  It has some information on
brake bosters and the companies that  rebuild them. 
You might contact these folkes for more information. 
Good Luck
RC Billings, Montanaaaaaaa
 --- Han <imperial53@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Hello,
> 
> Can somebody tel me where I can get a new or rebuilt
> brake booster for a 53 Imperial, 4 door sedan.
> 
> Thanks, HAN 

=====
RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa 

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