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'57 DeSoto PB bellows rebuild
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57desoto
Posted 2014-08-17 5:58 PM (#453321)
Subject: '57 DeSoto PB bellows rebuild



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Location: New Castle PA		I may ship a leaky bellows-style unit off to Booster Dewey. I know he does great work. I see the kits on Ebay for do-it-yourselfers, which I definitely am. If any of you have done this yourself, please let me know how much of a pain it is. I'm sure I CAN replace the bellows with a new one, but if the aggravation isn't worth it, let me know... Thank you!
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bbrasse1
Posted 2014-08-17 6:13 PM (#453325 - in reply to #453321)
Subject: Re: '57 DeSoto PB bellows rebuild


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I did mine with a kit from Gary Nelson before he moved and sold out. There is really nothing to it. The trick is putting the seals in with the correct orientation. Other than that it is pretty much an empty container with a spring. If you want a copy of the instructions to install the seals I will send them to you.
Bob
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57desoto
Posted 2014-08-17 8:05 PM (#453342 - in reply to #453321)
Subject: Re: '57 DeSoto PB bellows rebuild



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Location: New Castle PA		PM sent. Thanks, Bob!
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57desoto
Posted 2014-08-24 9:33 PM (#454130 - in reply to #453321)
Subject: Re: '57 DeSoto PB bellows rebuild



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Location: New Castle PA		For anyone facing this, I can certify that it IS a doable job if you have decent mechanical skills and can read directions. The hardest part is getting at one of the seals that is inside a groove in a bronze "ball" that rides up and down the center guideshaft. You have to kind of pick it away with a bent-tip tool if your old seal is hard and non-pliable, like mine was.
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5geppetto7
Posted 2014-09-20 10:40 AM (#456885 - in reply to #453321)
Subject: RE: '57 DeSoto PB bellows rebuild



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I have a brake power booster unit for a dodge 56-64 but no idea how to install or use it, have searched the internet no luck. Its NOS and is manufactured by a company called Kellsey-Hayes. Any help would be appreciated

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