Elanmike

Who Carries a new brake booster for a 1964 Jetstar 88?

thanks

joe_padavano

Probably no one. There are only a handful of these cars still on the road and no company will waste the money to build new ones and keep them in a warehouse for years until someone needs one. Either find a good used one or get yours rebuilt. Note that the J88 uses the same brake booster as does every other Olds B-body car that year. Also, why do you think your booster is bad?

Elanmike

Thanks for such a quick response. Just picked up the 64 and it had been sitting for a couple of decades. New tires and complete brake job (wheel cylinders, lines, Master..) all around just to start. Car was very erratic and grabby (rears locked up on touching the brakes). Had a vacuum line shutoff to Booster that someone had placed previously. Now if the line is shutoff I have good non powered brakes. If it is on I have the pedal going to the floor. Just trying to get ahead of the problem and the parts that (may be) needed. So a 1964 88 Booster should work? Such as a BrakeBest Brakes Brake Booster Part # 54-71531 ? I'm luck that I have a place locally that can rebuild it but it is 3-4 week if need be;

Elanmike

The latest. The new master was bad. Once that was replaced and bled we could see that the Booster was also bad. With the vacuum disconnected we had nice but un-powered brakes. With the vacuum turned on the system was an on/off switch. Since there is no replacement for this Bendix I sent it out to California to have it rebuilt.Question is whether the original finish is black or the Zinc?

Elanmike

redoldsman

That sure looks better than the rig you had with the shutoff valve (never saw one of those). Who did you have rebuild it?

Elanmike

sorry the archaic forum setup wiped out the text that went with the photo

power steering and brake supply

12211 whittier blvd b whittier, CA 90602

booster was bad and previous owner placed the weird plumbing on the vacuum line