Brake booster rebuild

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Sep 16, 2020 | 01:17 PM

griffey57

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Brake booster rebuild

In the southern California area there are 2 places I've known of to rebuild a brake booster. One is karps and the other is abs power brakes in orange,CA does anyone know which one is better?

Sep 17, 2020 | 09:39 AM

69 Hurst

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I've heard very good things about Karps.

Sep 17, 2020 | 09:59 AM

mpolds

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There is one and only one place to rebuild power brake boosters -- Karp's......

Sep 17, 2020 | 10:14 AM

redoldsman

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KARP's is the place to go.

Sep 17, 2020 | 07:54 PM

Schurkey

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Used to be, that was done in every dealership. The service manual would warn about the big spring inside, other than that it seemed like no big deal.

I've never done one. What do I know?