I started pulling the brake booster from my green parts car - started pulling from my daily driver too - got the booster out of the parts car tonight - man it's a booger.. called it a night after about 2 hours.. I'll have to get back to it Thursday night - Wednesday nights are church nights. - the picture is from summer time, but they are currently - parked like that.. my daily is on front jack stands, and the parts car is a bit more taken apart due to the booster being removed.

 

J J J Jealous of the two post lift and the 114 ft garage ceiling. 🤪🙃🤪

Here's this if you don't already have it.....

 

Thanks! Yeah, I wish removing it was as easy as that diagram... The diagram doesn't illustrate the steering column bracket that prevents easy access with a socket wrench.. It took me much longer than I would like to admint to remove the booster from my parts car last night.. I still have to complete the removal from my daily driver..

 

Not sure if this is relevant to your operation, but can you drop the still attached column onto the seat to gain better access to what you need?

 

Oh man that could be helpful - but I took a lot apart already to get access tonight got the bad booster pulled and got the spare placed into the spot - it's not secured but it's in place - I'll be off this Friday I'll get everything put back together -

 

how involved is it to drop the steering column?

 

I believe it is just two nuts or two bolts through a bracket that bolts to the top side.

Let me go find a picture

Video below is for removing the cluster, but includes dropping the column.
Start from
1:20 removing plastic below steering column
2:50 removing two bolts that hold steering column up. I suggest you back them out evenly as the weight of the steering column will shift and make the other side bind.
3:45 steering column down and resting on seat.

Pay attention to the other things that are connected to the plastic underneath the column so as not to damage them


Not sure how far down it goes since you have already removed the seat. Only one way to find out.

 

It goes as far as the wire harness will stretch haha. I let it down tonight. It helped me get the brake clip back on. Thanks! I already had all the dash taken apart, so all I had to do was take the 2 bolts out. - and as far as the wheel dropping down, I found something to prop under wheel while I wasn't laying underneath it.

 

Parts car brake booster check bad - Not as bad as original - upon start up my idle is good - only bumps up to 2k - so yay - but when I push down on the brake pedal the rpms start to struggle and if I hold it down longer I hear the diaphragm hissing. and then the motor dies as the IAC tries to adjust to the air loss.

 

Rock auto has a couple for a reasonable price and more that are expensive. I put a Cardone on my first L with success.