Hi all,
I am in the middle of upgrading my brake booster to a '93 Cobra version. I am doing this because I am just about done installing 94+ Cobra brakes all the way around my '87 GT. So here's the deal, I got myself into a bit of a jam, and before I do something I probably shouldn't, I want to see if anyone has any advice for me.
I followed the advice of many, and, rather than hammer on the shock tower to provide clearance to the booster, I elongated the top left hole, so that the booster could be installed on more of an angle. Well, I probably did not elongate the hole enough, because I had a hell of a time getting the bolts to go through the firewall mounting holes. Basically I kept pushing, jiggling, pushing some more, until I got to a point where 3 bolts are in the hole, but the 4th bolt is still not in, and I can't get it to go in, because I'm right up against the shock tower and It's just not budging any more.
So you figure, no big deal right? Pull the booster out, make the hole bigger, and try again. Well, here's where the real problem comes in. I don't know how exactly I got the booster to the point of where it is, but now, it's not coming out. Now, I can't angle it far enough away from the shock tower to get it to pull out. I was wrestling with it for a couple hours this AM, and finally gave up.
So before I cut the bolts off and have to buy a new booster, does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this thing back out? I know, I am probably out of luck, but I figure I would post this just in case. Maybe this happened to someone else and they can give some pointers.
Thanks.
I am in the middle of upgrading my brake booster to a '93 Cobra version. I am doing this because I am just about done installing 94+ Cobra brakes all the way around my '87 GT. So here's the deal, I got myself into a bit of a jam, and before I do something I probably shouldn't, I want to see if anyone has any advice for me.
I followed the advice of many, and, rather than hammer on the shock tower to provide clearance to the booster, I elongated the top left hole, so that the booster could be installed on more of an angle. Well, I probably did not elongate the hole enough, because I had a hell of a time getting the bolts to go through the firewall mounting holes. Basically I kept pushing, jiggling, pushing some more, until I got to a point where 3 bolts are in the hole, but the 4th bolt is still not in, and I can't get it to go in, because I'm right up against the shock tower and It's just not budging any more.
So you figure, no big deal right? Pull the booster out, make the hole bigger, and try again. Well, here's where the real problem comes in. I don't know how exactly I got the booster to the point of where it is, but now, it's not coming out. Now, I can't angle it far enough away from the shock tower to get it to pull out. I was wrestling with it for a couple hours this AM, and finally gave up.
So before I cut the bolts off and have to buy a new booster, does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this thing back out? I know, I am probably out of luck, but I figure I would post this just in case. Maybe this happened to someone else and they can give some pointers.
Thanks.