Has Anyone replaced their brakebooster ?

[Lsxphil]

Hi i bought a chase bays brake booster delete and struggling to locale the upper nuts that hold the old unit in place.
is there anything i need to be removing to expose these ?

 

[Spendyrx]

Not done it personally but I reckon @Jit has stripped enough to tell you!

 

[JoeLanger]

There's 4 nuts inside the footwear holding it onto the bulkhead
And thalen a pin in the brake pedal attaching them together

 

[jack.am]

Hi i bought a chase bays brake booster delete and struggling to locale the upper nuts that hold the old unit in place.
is there anything i need to be removing to expose these ?

Interested to see pics of how you get on, I also have one of these kits to fit.

 

[rx_dreamer]

 

[rx_dreamer]

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as per Joes post

 

[shaunwil]

Just be mindful brakes are terrible without the booster. I could never get on with the delete. I had all sorts of solutions then just went back to stock.

 

[rx_dreamer]

Thinking about it, it might get wedged behind the bulkhead carpet / sound deadener mat

 

[jack.am]

Just be mindful brakes are terrible without the booster. I could never get on with the delete. I had all sorts of solutions then just went back to stock.

Hmm. That's disappointing to hear. Terrible as in purely pedal feel, or you couldn't stamp on the pedal hard enough? I bought an undersized MC to give me a bit more braking power/calf workout.

 

[shaunwil]

I think a lot of it is a personal thing, The initial bite disappeared. Every stopping event was a stamp on the brake out on the road, got very tiring quick.

I even run brake pads that are used in touring cars with good initial bite on a Big Brake kit with 255 font discs and larger late spec rears.

I had the replacement master system one, an OBP brake sheet metal pedal box - that split in use (had to weld it back together a week before a trackday !) , then a Wilwood pedal box. Then I put a dual remote booster on the wilwood box, but it then just loved locking up ! I've still got all the bits in the garage & shed.

I had quite a few different master cylinders and tried all sorts over the course of many years.

Went back to stock recently and its just night and day. Only difference from stock is the ABS is gone (use sensors for speed now on the ECU) and an aftermarket bias adjuster. Also got SPA brake bias gauges too.

 

[JoeLanger]

yeah I wouldn't run with no booster

 

[Lsxphil]

Chase Bays Dual Piston Brake Booster Delete with Bolt-On 6:1 Pedal Ratio

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This is the unit. Just a pain in the ass getting the upper bolts out think i may have to drop the steering column to get to them.

 

[Lsxphil]

There's 4 nuts inside the footwear holding it onto the bulkhead
And thalen a pin in the brake pedal attaching them together

Its the four nuts are the issue. Got two of them out the other two seem tucked away.

 

[shaunwil]

Looks nice and solid. Be interesting to see how you get on.