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brake booster 140-160 1971

posted by  arrow76r on  Tue Apr 29 16:31 CST 2003
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I just searched the archives for brake booster re-build places and found only the White Post company. Does anyone know an alternative source for rebuilding the booster from my '71 142E.

Jim








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    brake booster 140-160 1971

    posted by  walrus3 on  Wed Apr 30 02:46 CST 2003
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    Found it!!

    4½ years ago a fellow named Tim Wilkin posted the following:

    "Wow! I found someone in california that rebuilds 164 boosters for $130
    and rebuilds are done within 24 hours. Any volvo pre 75 that has the booster
    on the firewall and then the master cylinder is $130. After 75 is $110.
    Company name is Vanco #213-563-1588, I will be looking at $15 for shipping.
    Tim"

    Don't know if this is still valid info, or if the area code has changed,
    but it is worth a phone call or an internet search.
    --
    George Downs, The "original" Walrus3, Bartlesville, Oklahoma








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      brake booster 140-160 1971

      posted by  someone claiming to be shayne on  Wed Apr 30 06:33 CST 2003 [RELATED]

      Also Booster Dewey in Portland, Or. If it has a single line of crimps around the center band, he can do a rebuild rather cheaply. If it has double crimps around the band, he says the parts are not available.
      The double and single crimp boosters are interchangable on the car.
      Booster Dewey-503-238-8882








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        brake booster 140-160 1971

        posted by  walrus3 on  Wed Apr 30 07:00 CST 2003
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        Thanks a lot, Shayne. I'll print this out and add it to my file.
        Being out of the US and being in a relatively small town have similar
        problems. (I could get a clutch rebuilt in Panama while I waited though -
        getting to the place through the traffic was the hard part.)
        --
        George Downs, The "original" Walrus3, Bartlesville, Oklahoma








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          brake booster 140-160 1971

          posted by  someone claiming to be shayne on  Wed Apr 30 11:08 CST 2003 [RELATED]

          Booster Dewey is a nice guy. He rebuilt the (single crimp) booster for my Mom's '69 145. He has a flyer that he may be able to send to you, it's cute; picture of him holding a big, shiny, black (truck?) booster....anyway...
          Best,
          shayne








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            Booster Dewey's flyer 140-160 1971

            posted by  someone claiming to be shayne on  Wed Apr 30 11:15 CST 2003 [RELATED]

            Oh wait! Here is his only connection to the WWW. No e-mail etc.
            http://home.teleport.com/~umpqua/
            Ooh! Check out the soft focus!








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              Booster Dewey's flyer 140-160 1971

              posted by  someone claiming to be Olaf on  Thu May 1 04:35 CST 2003 [RELATED]




              For a non-Swede, looks like honest enough man. If he good enough for Shayne mom's car, well, he good enough for Olaf!







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