Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com] > On > Behalf Of > feltonminicycle > Sent:
> Thursday, February 18, 2010
> 11:14 PM
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Brake Booster 71 sedan
> That's not true at all. There's 3 different boosters for sedan. The first > one used was made by Bendix and is all black. The vacuum can is black steel > and the cylinder is cast iron.
> The 2nd type is the one you have with
> aluminum canister, 3 bolts holding the cylinder to the plate and breather on > the bottom.
> The third type almost matches up with the coupe booster,
> steel canister, breather on the top, sedan has 1 inlet and 1 outlet.
> Coupe is almost the same internal parts except since it mounts on the > opposite side of the air filter housing the vacuum inlet is reversed as well > as the steel canister has the piping on the other side. 1 inlet and 2 outlets.
> The mounting brackets for all the boosters are different.
> There are no
> parts available for any of them. I used to buy 10 or 15 used ones at a time > from Tim Mings and scavenge all the parts to rebuild a couple good ones. The > brass sleeving alone was costing me $135 wholesale since there are 3 steps in > the 1972 booster style.
> The rubber large diaphram from the 3 bolt type
> and the 2 bolt type are the same if you pop it off the center piston/flange. I > used to get the pistons rechromed and the pull rod reman in brass, I found 1 > 9/16" seal to replace the 14mm seal and did an upgrade to help prevent fluid > from leaking in to the large canister which is what kills these things.
> I quit rebuilding them as I ran out of parts and was no $$ in them, > each one takes 4 hours from start to finish and they came out looking like a > new original (almost) from Honda. I didn't sell many as the price was around > $350 ea.
> Check with Mike Oconnor to see if he is rebuilding them.
> Miles
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> Tad Clark wrote:
> > The 1972 sedan and
> coupe should have the same boosters. If your's is different something strange > is afoot. Post a pic if you can.
> > --- On Thu, 2/18/10, Kevin
> Keough wrote:
> > From:
> Kevin Keough
> > Subject: Re:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Brake Booster 73 sedan
> > To:
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 11:08 AM
> > �
> > i have
> a AZ that the title states its a 1974 but the tag in the door jam states > 1972
> > --- On Thu, 2/18/10, TOM THIES
> wrote:
> > From: TOM THIES com>
> > Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Brake Booster 73
> sedan
> > To: 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Date: Thursday,
> February 18, 2010, 6:47 PM
> > �
> > I wonder if some where along the line someone put a
> different booster on it from some other car.� Can you take a picture of > it,� that may help.
> > Tom T
> > ----- Original
> Message -----
> > From: davepdouglass
> > To: 2cylinderhondas@
> yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:55 AM
> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Brake Booster 73 sedan
> > �
> > Hey thanks for the info, unfortunately thats not the booster > I have. Still searching for that diagram or parts breakdown showing > orientation.
> > The manufacture date of my car is 1972, when i
> first got it in 1985 I went to insure and register it. the insurance company > insisted it was a 1973 according to their info and since the insuarance > company did that the DMV did the same thing when they registred it. We now > better.
> > Dave
> > --- In 2cylinderhondas@
> yahoogroups. com, goinhm@ wrote:
> > > Hi Dave,
> > > Have you looked at the brake booster for the coupe (click > _here_ > > > ( > http://www.honda600
> coupe.com/ Manuals,_ bulletins, _advertisements. html) and
> select the Z600 coupe shop manual, go to page 123). If that is it, thank
> > > Steve for providing the online manuals.
> > I did not know that Honda made a 600 sedan in 1973 and sold it in the
> > > US. Does the plate on your door frame indicate a 1973
> manufacture date? I
> > > thought the Honda Civic was the only car by
> Honda available in the US
> > > starting in 1973 (with a 4 cylinder
> 1170 cc engine).
> > > good luck,
> Dale
> > > ************ ********* ********* *********
> *
> > > Hi gang, I'm really in a bind with my brake
> booster. Im sure there is
> > > a version of the big blue manual that
> has the newer style in like the one I
> > > have. My booster is all
> alum with three "spokes" on the face. The air vent
> > > is on the
> bottom front of the cylinder, it has two bleeders on the top,
> one at each end and has an "in' and "out" for the brake lines on the top and
> > > front forward side. I really just need to see a pic or diagram > of how the > > > rubber cups go on the shaft. The shaft is two pieces > linked in the center > > > with a joint. Starting from the front of > the car the first shaft is a narrow > > > diameter and has a small cup > facing forward, further back is a another cup > > > facing forwad that > is in front of the joint. The rear shaft that connects > > > to the > big diaphram has one cup and a plastic "star" that I do not have any
> > idea the orientation or order of. Anyone have this diagram or a parts
> > > booster they could check for me? Any help would be much > appreciated.
> > > Dave