OzSir2
03-07-2006, 11:09 PM
Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!
Aim:
In the event of requiring a dodgy brake booster, you have options of getting the original one reconditioned or replacing it with a new or a pre-loved one. A dodgy booster may be characterised by a hissing noise suggesting the rubber seal is damaged. You may even experience a loss of braking power. This article is based on a EG8 civic sedan.
Steps:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/OzSir2/DIYbrakeboosterfront.jpg
This black UFO is no longer Unidentified...it's the brake booster with the brake master cylinder removed from it (removal is via undoing the 2 screws either side of the central piston and pulling away.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/OzSir2/DIYbrakeboosterback.jpg
On the inside of the firewall are four bolts of the booster that are protruding. Remove the nuts A&B (2 more are on the other side of steering column). Use screwdriver C to push away clip D so you can hammer out the pin which holds the booster to the brake pedal E
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/OzSir2/DIYbrakeboosterfirewall.jpg
Pull the booster off the firewall. As you can see stupid shock tower B is preventing removal so I had to use spanners to remove the connecter A which holds the pin that I previously hammered out. I also had to loosen the clutch cylinder C to allow sideways movement and eventual removal of the booster.
The replacement part is the reverse of this process. So give it a go yourself. I am not a mechanic so don't sue me...follow these instructions at your own risk.
*bennjamin edit added disclaimer + edited out free plug
Aim:
In the event of requiring a dodgy brake booster, you have options of getting the original one reconditioned or replacing it with a new or a pre-loved one. A dodgy booster may be characterised by a hissing noise suggesting the rubber seal is damaged. You may even experience a loss of braking power. This article is based on a EG8 civic sedan.
Steps:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/OzSir2/DIYbrakeboosterfront.jpg
This black UFO is no longer Unidentified...it's the brake booster with the brake master cylinder removed from it (removal is via undoing the 2 screws either side of the central piston and pulling away.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/OzSir2/DIYbrakeboosterback.jpg
On the inside of the firewall are four bolts of the booster that are protruding. Remove the nuts A&B (2 more are on the other side of steering column). Use screwdriver C to push away clip D so you can hammer out the pin which holds the booster to the brake pedal E
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/OzSir2/DIYbrakeboosterfirewall.jpg
Pull the booster off the firewall. As you can see stupid shock tower B is preventing removal so I had to use spanners to remove the connecter A which holds the pin that I previously hammered out. I also had to loosen the clutch cylinder C to allow sideways movement and eventual removal of the booster.
The replacement part is the reverse of this process. So give it a go yourself. I am not a mechanic so don't sue me...follow these instructions at your own risk.
*bennjamin edit added disclaimer + edited out free plug