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I did not go through all that. I disconnected the steering column extension and pushed it down out of the way. Next I grabbed my 1/4" air ratchet with a 15mm socket and zapped all 4 bolts it took about 5 min. then removed the clip disconnected the brake rod. next, I went under the hood and removed the master cylinder, and threw it in the trash lol. Next removed the power booster and threw it in the trash lol. next, I installed everything in reverse but of course I bled the master cylinder before I installed it. have fun lol. My Vehicle is a 1997 chevy 2dr 4x4 tahoe.
That's just a lot of amercian cars. Worked on chevys, kias, gmcs, ford's, toyotas, Hondas etc. and always found american cars to be more difficult and not mechanic friendly. Always seems like everything is rushed and put together quick to pump up numbers and keep up with production of other brands mainly Japanese. Things that should be easy to get to like an oil filter would be put in between hot exhaust manifolds or be put so deep in you can only reach one arm in to take it off. A normal tune up can take hours because they decided to put the engine deep into the cabin of the truck or car and makes it really un accessible. That's not to say amercian brands only do this but it's a majority of the time when one comes in it'll be a long job.
YES! My mom has one of these that has a lot of little issues like this and EVERY SINGLE ONE requires some special tool or removing the dashboard to change a sparkplug. Freaking maddening.
My booster on my truck right now is so bad that I plugged it off to keep it from stumbling at red lights runs way better -the fact my pedal is hard to push but I'll fix it in a few days
The Tahoe I bought has the same brake light switch. Whoever was in there before did not reinstall the retainer. Does it go on before the switch or after?
What's the best an safest but cheapest power brake booster to buy I'm living pay check to pay check an I have 5 kids that ride in this truck as well any help
I heard that GM offered a hydraulic booster or a vacuum booster for the brakes in those years. Which was yours? You didn't show why you were replacing the master cylinder either.
The answer is probably in a book somewhere but I don't know I do know they are all physically different whether it's master cylinder bore pushrod length overall diameter and overall thickness I usually bring the old one in to compare when shopping for new one
@@boxerfan2 the clip that holds the booster piston and the brake switch to the booster piston. its easy to get off. i used a bad tool with sliht bend on the end to get under the clip. then another poker to spread the clip and lift with other tool to pop it off the stud.
@@boxerfan2 dab tool sorry. Autocorrect. Flat paddle style about 1/4" x 2" paddle. When you put it in there youll be able to tell the angle you need to bend
I actually had the entire brake system replaced right down to the brake lines. 97 Silverado 320,000 miles. The backend started locking up. I'd skid to a stop. 3 garages couldn't figure it out! ... I wanted to replace all of it anyway. This is my forever truck.
If you are replacing a master cylinder in a 96 C1500 because it is bad, why on earth are you replacing it with the same one? the 1988-1998 trucks are notorious for having a long and spongy brake pedal feel right from the factory. Many guys are ripping these perfectly good cylinders out and replacing them with NBS (New Body Style) and gaining a drastically improved pedal performance... Bolt on swap, only 1 brake line adapter needed. So if you are replacing a bad one, why not install a much improved one for the same cost?
Clip should have been the last thing removed. all collapse's when you remove all bolts from booster and pull out of firewall. You can "see" the clip then. . DO NOT GO THIS ROUTE.
Great video very informative, just saying I've owned this generation Chevys for decades I've never even heard of anyone having to move the column. Thanks for the great videos.👍👍
