You could remove the master from the booster and see if the bolt it loose.
It is supposed to be a factory set permanent deal but who is to say you
could not put it back, but it may not work just right. I dunno how you set
it perfectly to work and give the proper slack. Mine had gotten so badly,
it had forced the rear seal of the master to leak fluid into the booster and
that is a bad thing...so I replaced both.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jason Bleazard
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 1:48 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Brake booster problem
On Sun, July 30, 2006 10:53 pm, Rick Barnes said:
>
> Well, the booster problem is this...there is a bolt in the booster that is
> supposed to STAY in place, factory adjusted and set, that goes into the
> master cylinder when you push the pedal. However, this bolt works its way
> loose and begins to back out and takes away the slack in your brake pedal.
> It keeps tightening up the brakes as it creeps out and the fluid in the
> calipers cannot back off the piston so thus, the brakes begin locking up.
> Its always the passenger side first, (I dunno why), but eventually both
will
> lock up. Its not a vacuum problem, it's a booster bolt problem and
> unfortunately, pretty common on our Daks.
The more I think about this, the more I'm wondering if our 2001 is in the
beginning stages. Is there any way it can be checked without a huge amount
of
effort? Can it be adjusted in a way that it'll stay put? Or is it just a
matter of waiting until it completely fails and replacing it?
Thanks.
-- Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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