Well i know that my Hydro Booster is Leaking. I need to replace it but i called Ford and they wanted $600 to do it. Well I can get the part for about $180 and i was wondering if there is a write up on replaceing the hydro booster? I did a search and could not find anything. Has anybody done one?

 

Can anybody help?

 

Not sure ! Someone will come to help you out on this one don't worry ! I think its a long weekend and lots of people are away playing ! Hope some one can help you soon !

 

I replaced mine a few years back. It is pretty straight forward, just remove the linkage for the petal, I believe there are 2 hoses, and 4 nuts that hold the booster to the firewall. It's about a 4 beer job, Good Luck.

 

I can post the instructions, from my Ford dvd, later this evening/tonight. I am one of those who is "away playing". I don't have the dvd with me right now, but will help as soon as I can.

 

Removing the Hydro-Boost
With the engine off, depress the brake pedal several times to discharge the accumulator.
Disconnect the battery ground cable. On vehicles equipped with dual batteries.
Remove the left side battery.
Remove the air cleaner housing.
Remove the brake pressure switch electrical connector.

Disconnect the power steering hoses.

Remove the brake master cylinder nuts.

Remove the power steering hose mounting bracket and the brake master cylinder, and position aside.

Remove the instrument panel steering column opening cover.

Remove the self-locking pin.

Remove the brake pedal position switch and the brake booster push rod from the brake pedal pin.

Remove the power brake booster nuts, and remove the power brake booster.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.
Install new O-ring seals on the power steering pressure fittings.
Bleed hydro-boost. For additional information, refer to Hydro-Boost Bleeding in this section.

Hydro-Boost Bleeding
NOTE: The Hydro-Boost power brake booster is generally self-bleeding, and the following procedure will normally bleed the air from the power brake booster. Normal operation of the vehicle will further remove any additional trapped air.

1 Fill the power steering oil reservoir with MERCON® Multi-Purpose ATF XT-2-QDX or MERCON® equivalent.
2 Remove the powertrain control module (PCM) fuse to prevent the engine from starting.

3 Crank the engine for several seconds.
4 Check the fluid level in the power steering oil reservoir and add if necessary. Install the powertrain control module (PCM) fuse.
5 Start the engine.
6 With the engine running, turn the steering wheel from stop-to-stop twice. Turn the engine off.
7 Depress the brake pedal several times to discharge the accumulator.
8 Repeat Steps 5 and 6.
9 If foaming occurs, stop the engine and allow the foam to dissipate.
10 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 as required, until all the air is removed from the system (when the foaming stops).

 

Thanks for all opf the help Roland, i just one question what are steps 5 and 6? Thanks again.

 

Sorry. When I copied and pasted this, the numbers were left out. I edited it to make it more clear. Hope this helps.

 

Good info Roland. Thanks! Cut and paste time. Tried to rep you but you know how it goes.