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Thread: "The Rebuilding Factory"
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ovquick
Redlining
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posted July 07, 2008 07:26 PM |
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"The Rebuilding Factory"
Ran across this site one night while surfing aimlessly. Emailed them about doing Mazda REPU parts and got this response;
"We can rebuild for your club the steering gear boxes, starters, alternators, power booster,
if you ship the parts to us we will call you with the information and prices." Notice he mentions, the brake booster. Here's their info if anyone is interested;
The Rebuilding Factory
1390 Flynn Road, Unit C
Camarillo, CA 93012
Your Part, Rebuilt, Fast!
Email: orders@rebuildingfactory.com
Phone (805) 484-6888
Web Site; http://www.rebuildingfactory.com
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Manteca Mazda Asylum
where a boy and his cat live, without adult supervision
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tom93r1
Redlining
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posted July 07, 2008 09:11 PM |
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Thats good info to have. I have a friend who had his Mazda 1800 brake booster rebuilt somewhere, I will try to get that info as well to add to this thread.
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'74 lawn-green
4-port 13b
Weber 48DCO
Racing Beat Header
Magnaflow
resonator/amplifier
really loud!
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Brad
Rotorhead
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posted June 08, 2009 10:52 AM |
 Edited By: Brad on 8 Jun 2009 10:54 |
They rebuild my booster. There is now more boost assist than before and it moves more smoothly now. They also threaded the rod on the end that contacts the master cylinder all the way in and red loctited it. So that was why my brakes were crap and had such long pedal movement before the brakes engaged. Finally figured that out by installing the master and booster in the car, and threading in a master cylinder bleeder kit. Which is just 2 plastic fittings and clear tubing. Pushed the brake pedal more than 1.5" and no fluid moved.
I was able to unthread the rod to the proper point and now I have good brakes!
Also found out a reservoir from 79 Rx7 fits in REPU master cylinder. And has a snazzy fluid level sensor built in, can't wait to wire that up.
And the best tool to press the reservoir into the master is a wood paint stirrer from home depot. Tap on it with a plastic hammer so you don't apply too much force which will crack the reservoir. Towards the end of the installation I had to lean on it with my beer belly. I knew all that beer would come in handy some day!
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-brad-
74 REPU Lawn Green
81 Rx-7 racecar. 12a J-
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spokanerxdude
Hauling
Less cubes... More balls
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posted June 28, 2009 08:40 PM |
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Vasoline works great for putting on the reserviors also, goes in with very little effort.
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Allen Ervin, spokanerxdude@yahoo.com
509-998-9024
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Hunter
Hauling
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posted June 30, 2009 08:36 AM |
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lube
Isn't that a petroleum based product ... ?
which is bad for rubber ?
only what I have heard ....
An interesting suggestion that I heard lately is bees wax ?
I think the rings that you put under the toilet are bees wax. Not sure ...
But I rebuilt a slave cylinder yesterday with this yellow stuff and so far so good ...
comments ?
Silicone spray (or lube if you can find it) is also slippery and safe for rubber ... so I have heard.
I don't have any SAE articles to back up any of the above.
Bruce Toski
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tom93r1
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posted June 30, 2009 09:43 AM |
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Indeed I would stay away from vaseline on the brake reservoir seals. Why not just use a bit of brake fluid on the seals to lube them up? That's what they were made to be soaked in.
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Brad
Rotorhead
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posted June 30, 2009 12:05 PM |
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I used brake fluid just like the factory shop manual says to do. It's a tight press fit so fluid won't leak once installed.
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