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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Steve Wood on March 06 2009, 03:05:06 PM

Title: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Steve Wood on March 06 2009, 03:05:06 PM

After 13 months, I managed to get all four bolts off the brake booster in my '69!!  And, I did not take the hood off, pull the engine, and remove the wiper motor.  That would have been far too easy.  I only lost one wrench which ain't bad altho' it was the 9/16" ratcheting box end that I bought especially for this one job.  Rather I bought a whole friggin' set because that seemed cheaper than buying just the one I needed...

Not too shabby for an old man with one eye and a mini mag lite!

Now to pull the two wiring harness and clean up what I can before I put in the new wires, try to remember where they all hooked, and all the new brake stuff.....damn, just depressed myself. :flat;

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: DCEPTCN on March 06 2009, 03:38:40 PM

I'm having a hard time picturing what made this such a bitch...? You gots pics?

Title: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Steve Wood on March 06 2009, 03:51:19 PM

unit is on the ground so pics are not much use.

The four studs that retain the booster to the firewall are blocked by the back of the booster...so there is not much room to get a wrench on them.  

The top two are easy, but the bottom two are hidden by the the top two and there is little room to move the wrench once it is on the nuts.

As you have to reach between the hood and the firewall and the studs are not readily visible it complicates the matter...then the fact that the wrench can only move an 1/8 turn at a time just serves to piss you off.

I got the easy two off last year and then got pissed and walked off.  Got one off yesterday and one off today.

It does not mount like our Regals..or it would have been a 15 minute job.

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Zap on March 06 2009, 05:06:33 PM

I am unmoved by your pain, and untouched by your sorrow,
If I know me (and I do)
I will feel the same tomorrow

Title: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Steve Wood on March 06 2009, 05:16:39 PM

If that is a Western Viagra version of a Haiku, I can only answer Fku

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Recklessrob on March 06 2009, 09:45:54 PM

Yes, that is a bitch. I removed the brake booster in a 69 a couple years ago, so
that we could re-paint the fire wall.

Title: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Steve Wood on March 06 2009, 11:15:20 PM

*L* my own hard head does not help...but if the studs came out of the booster and went thru the firewall, it would be a lot easier.....

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Zap on March 07 2009, 08:56:55 AM

Your head is hard
But your mind is mushy
Turn on the TV
And sit on your tushy

Title: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Steve Wood on March 07 2009, 09:27:41 AM

mushy and tushy do not rhyme....

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Zap on March 07 2009, 09:51:43 AM

They do if you hold your tongue right.

Title: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Steve Wood on March 07 2009, 12:08:48 PM

you are confusing mushy with some chinese offering.

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Zap on March 07 2009, 12:46:46 PM

Shows what you know, the Chinese never offered me anything.

Title: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Steve Wood on March 07 2009, 01:36:20 PM

I wish they would offer you sanctuary.

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Zap on March 07 2009, 01:44:42 PM

I'm such a badass that the government puts my enemies on the endangered species list.

Keep that in mind.  :smt071

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Steve Wood on March 07 2009, 02:12:24 PM

Quote from: "Zap @ Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:44 pm"

I'm such a badass that the government puts my enemies on the to numerous to list species list.

Keep that in mind.

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Zap on March 07 2009, 04:29:57 PM

Nano billions can't comprehend you having a mind.

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: DCEPTCN on March 09 2009, 01:59:23 PM

I can't comprehend the Dollar Menu.

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Zap on March 09 2009, 03:13:15 PM

So you are *that* idiot. Stay out of the drive-thru!  :mad:

Title: Re: Finally, Damn It!
Post by: Recklessrob on March 09 2009, 07:39:53 PM

Quote from: "Zap @ Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:13 pm"

So you are *that* idiot. Stay out of the drive-thru!