Retrofitting Power Brakes, More Power To Go Slower!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 окт 2024

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  • @MrVagabaga
    @MrVagabaga 5 месяцев назад +17

    Am I the only one, or is this man contagiously positive to others as well? And, daamn good mechanic! 👏👏👏

    • @ITALJUTE
      @ITALJUTE 3 месяца назад

      Well, I reckon 119 thousand people agree with you.

  • @divadyrdnal
    @divadyrdnal Год назад +25

    “Should be a quick job” then takes three days and three trips to parts store…somehow comforting knowing I’m not the only one!

  • @jdc193
    @jdc193 Год назад +2

    The tracked flat fender in the background looks like an excellent project for the future.

  • @richardphelan8414
    @richardphelan8414 Год назад +8

    Your Videos are some of the most informative on U tube, The Bonus is your dry Humor that goes along with it ,you just crack me up

  • @tda2806
    @tda2806 Год назад +21

    Your videos fill me with deep contented happiness, I find myself no longer alone in the make it work, regardless of what the designers had in mind camp.

  • @tsmith578
    @tsmith578 Год назад +17

    Many years ago my cousin and I added a hydro vac to his old one ton truck that he used for work and we had the same issue with the pedal pushing/kicking back,. We added about a quart size vacuum reserve
    can to it that we mounted on the fire wall, and also added a check valve between the can and the intake manifold and it solved the issue.

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 Год назад

      The two kit parts he didn't use.

  • @chrisreed7097
    @chrisreed7097 Год назад +5

    Cracks me up. Always a pleasure watching.

  • @danpags7023
    @danpags7023 Год назад +6

    Love the videos. Your sense of humor is awesome. I look forward to Sundays! Thanks

  • @1allanbmw
    @1allanbmw Год назад +2

    I've been saying this for years: REAL Jeeps are built. Not bought. Thanks for giving me some ideas for my '59 wagon! God bless!

  • @jStrikesMechanical
    @jStrikesMechanical Год назад +1

    Nice bracketry. Most professional

  • @dirk4926
    @dirk4926 Год назад +11

    I'm happy to see your subscriber count growing. I think you were around 7k when I subbed. You make great content, your projects are interesting and your humor makes me chuckle.

  • @donaldcampbell5277
    @donaldcampbell5277 Год назад +5

    Can't believe how cean the shop looks

  • @toddvisser5445
    @toddvisser5445 Год назад +1

    You are definitely a joy to watch

  • @Biokemist-o3k
    @Biokemist-o3k Год назад +1

    MO' Powa to stop dem Horsies....Your garage looks soooooo clean!!!

  • @Lostparadise1776
    @Lostparadise1776 Год назад +8

    Quickly becoming one of my favorite RUclipsrs. Awesome humor with surprisingly informative content. Thanks for the vids!

  • @landontesar3070
    @landontesar3070 Год назад +1

    Flexible adjustable multi angle heim joint there, nice.

  • @jimsworthow531
    @jimsworthow531 10 месяцев назад +2

    so entertaining; knowledgeable, funny; and interesting; i have a 51 cj3a with gremlins; i learned from this and was motivated; thanks.

  • @1984xlx
    @1984xlx Год назад +27

    Another advantage to not having a windshield you might mention: With the new brakes, you won't smoosh your face into it!

    • @johndenton5555
      @johndenton5555 Год назад +8

      Add the advantages of never having to clean a missing windshield, replace wiper blades, or refill the windshield washer reservoir, and, in reverse you can spit through it. not advisable while going forward, where 'blowback' becomes a concern.😁👍🇺🇸😎

    • @jacobjohns6047
      @jacobjohns6047 Год назад +4

      It's a safety feature if you aren't impaled by the steering column atleast you now don't have to worry about when you fly through the glass

    • @markuschampos5750
      @markuschampos5750 Год назад +2

      @@johndenton5555 As long as you doing under 30, spitting should work

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 Год назад +3

      Besides, with windshield (windscreen) up you'd miss all the tasty bugs.
      I always drive my ol' Flattie with w/s down, goggles and a grin.

    • @johndenton5555
      @johndenton5555 Год назад +1

      @@-oiiio-3993 I got my 'bug smiles' riding motorcycles.
      After hitting a swarm of cicadas doing about 65-70 once has convinced me that in my car, I DO want a windshield.😁

  • @tubamacmac
    @tubamacmac 5 месяцев назад +1

    That is one of the biggest adjustable wrenches I've ever seen!!! I love your videos and your style, thanks so much for always making such great content!!!

  • @jonaathansimons7938
    @jonaathansimons7938 Год назад +1

    28:30 Jeep etiquette-- younger Jeep must ALWAYS acknowledge the Senior Vehicle first... JK/JL this means you! Herm the OverDrive guy is a national treasure for we Flattie owners!

  • @adammcdonnell7322
    @adammcdonnell7322 Год назад +1

    It cracks me up that you notice the hood but don't stop to attach them......too funny. Love the channel.

  • @rm25088
    @rm25088 Год назад +3

    I always look forward to sunday because of your videos. Great stuff.

  • @johncrandall6887
    @johncrandall6887 Год назад

    This is the best automotive youtube channel since VGG went Hollywood

  • @AJMRFIXIT
    @AJMRFIXIT Год назад +2

    I Like the power brake thing. great blog thanks from East,Texas

  • @graysonbrown2774
    @graysonbrown2774 Год назад +5

    Great explanation on brake lines, fittings and correct tools. Definitely cleared up some confusion for me.

  • @SeanMacLennan
    @SeanMacLennan Год назад +4

    Having the windshield up (with glass in it) really helps in the rain. As long as you are moving, you don't get wet even with no roof.

    • @BurnerJones
      @BurnerJones Год назад +5

      It really does work well. I get weird looks in my miata with the top down in the rain.

  • @qscwbt
    @qscwbt Год назад +1

    Well done mr low buck. Love the vid

  • @dalelittle3889
    @dalelittle3889 Год назад +4

    I love your approach to things, I have a 1958 cj5 Willys and watching your vids give me confidence that I can do everything myself, thank you for all you do❣️✅️

  • @cburkadt
    @cburkadt Год назад

    My favorite show on youtube!..always looking forward to new material!..I will just go back and watch all your vids again!..

  • @shawnlangley7482
    @shawnlangley7482 Год назад +2

    Day 3 of a couple hour brake booster install. That’s every project I do 😂 Another great video. I enjoy your editing and your humor. Oh and I learn a thing or 2.

  • @thirdcargarage2951
    @thirdcargarage2951 Год назад +2

    Side note. Your shop has an amazing visual improvement. Great job.

  • @cableup1
    @cableup1 Год назад +1

    Some proud of your comment about using the used Euro and used Jeep brake line fittings being "a little bit of a mess." That right there is what you call your specific experiential assessment.

  • @thomasmarcelli4511
    @thomasmarcelli4511 Год назад +1

    Would love to tour of this guy's recycle bin and Grampa's back yard!!! I'm betting treasures galore!

  • @DannyWalker1949
    @DannyWalker1949 Год назад +1

    I'm shore glad you used to Right or Correct tool on the Emerigize Brake Wiring At least WE all know it was installed correctly.

  • @peterstringer3285
    @peterstringer3285 Год назад

    I love this channel - it is both informative and amusing, it amuses me how you just find a valve, a piece of metal the correct size, the right sized piece of wood, the correct nut and bolt ad washer - either on a shelf, in drawers or on the floor. The channel is perfect - you just mentioned modern cars from the sixties - that explains it all!!!

  • @robertjohnson3550
    @robertjohnson3550 Год назад

    Really like the old jeep videos

  • @BIllMcCambridge
    @BIllMcCambridge Год назад +2

    Looks like now the parking brake cable stretched it may reach now.
    Thanks for sharing your insight, talents and adventures!!

  • @ITALJUTE
    @ITALJUTE 3 месяца назад

    10:06 "Now, unlike modern cars, like from the 60s or so..." Yup, that's our James.

  • @robertbrown6311
    @robertbrown6311 Год назад +2

    I really enjoy your videos, you haven't been changed by the big money in you tube like some other people I'm subscribed to. Please keep on keeping on sir .

  • @Tsamados
    @Tsamados 6 месяцев назад

    Loved watching this build, the jeep looks really fun to drive!
    Now its going on the road, you could make it real fancy by installing some glass in the wind shield. I guess a horn would be good too.

  • @Porkhammer
    @Porkhammer Год назад +1

    Recent subscriber here. Love your videos and attitude. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Sweden.

  • @tomamaral877
    @tomamaral877 Год назад

    Thanks. I am working on my 50 Willy’s wagon that had an original power booster very similar. I really enjoyed your expert engineering. Keep up the good work. Can’t wait to get started on mine now that you’ve put out this info.

  • @TheJmich2001
    @TheJmich2001 Год назад

    Glad we can help. I enjoy your content and delivery. NJ

  • @BMC1100
    @BMC1100 Год назад +4

    The brake hydrovac appears to be a PBR (VH44) or a copy of a PBR, they were available with a remote air filter for when they were mounted under a vehicle. They had an adaptor to take a hose and then they had a snorkel high up in the engine bay.
    You can mount them higher than the master cylinder but you need a residual pressure valve.
    I can send you a copy of the service manual if you need it.

    • @BMC1100
      @BMC1100 Год назад

      BTW, the vacuum fitting on the hydrovac is the check valve.

    • @jacquespoirier9071
      @jacquespoirier9071 Год назад

      it is a very important advice, to avoid internal corrosion of the unit, it is mandatory that the air make up would be located where it won't suck water droplets when the vehicule is driven.

    • @LowBuckGarage
      @LowBuckGarage  Год назад +2

      Thanks for the info! All the other hydrovacs I've worked on have had a firewall mounted check valve, glad to hear that this booster does have one in the system somewhere.

  • @jdjeep46
    @jdjeep46 Год назад +1

    You are a genius. Amazing. You can fix anything.

  • @johndenton5555
    @johndenton5555 Год назад +2

    You sound like me 'explaining' to my sons what and why I was doing things while working on vehicles and equipment. I blew so much smoke up their behinds it forced them to figure out the ACTUAL why and what for themselves - 'It CAN'T work like THAT Dad, it COULD work like this though -and I'd listen...see if on right track, or say well, could it be this, or that? ' - they would get it right, even if I had to nudge them in the right direction.
    It might be a gas to hang out, fix something and blow a bit of smoke up RUclips while doing the work.😁
    👍🇺🇸😎

  • @generaldisarray
    @generaldisarray 3 месяца назад

    18:59 "now I just gotta figure out if it's too much flare or too little flare"... or is it Ric Flair...🤣🤣🤣
    Outstanding work, love the videos. Keep up the excellent work.

  • @josephchapman6882
    @josephchapman6882 Год назад +1

    Awsome show man.great content.

  • @motorv8N
    @motorv8N 3 месяца назад

    Great video. Gotta do this on my old Jeep. Your parking brake is so good that rear wheel goes backwards!

  • @jamesblanke9175
    @jamesblanke9175 Год назад +1

    I need to get some of that tiwire ,could be my next best investment next to the roll of duct tape and crazy glue i bought. Great vids.

  • @jarednichs3450
    @jarednichs3450 Год назад +1

    hey lbg just a reminder to get that old trans-am running, i remember when you brought the hood to hang in the shop which i see behind of you. im looking forward to that

  • @HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE
    @HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE Год назад

    I'm glad to hear the brakes work much better now 😁👍 Great job with the repairs James! I enjoyed the video 🔧🔩 Take care and happy wrenching on the projects

  • @dustcommander100
    @dustcommander100 Год назад +1

    You made that look fun! I should probably do a similar thing on my old car. I like things simple, though. I'm going to keep this in the back of my mind. My master cylinder had a piece in the end that seemed to convert it from bubble to double flare. It was kind of pointy on both ends.

  • @AndrewHCann
    @AndrewHCann Год назад

    Excellent video Low Buck Garage :) also jeep doing better on all fix up doing to and super enjoy to watch too!

  • @robinj357
    @robinj357 Год назад

    Your channel is so different and I like it

  • @mickwtaylor438
    @mickwtaylor438 Год назад

    Absolutely love this channel!!!

  • @ronwalsh
    @ronwalsh Год назад

    Always love to see old Jeeps getting up to par. I worked at a parts store for several years, and I cannot tell you how many bubble to 45 adapters I had sold. I think they made them illegal for some reason, either that or the part just aged out of production. Keep up the good work.

  • @jackrichards1863
    @jackrichards1863 Год назад

    Captivating process. Fortunately, being a borderline genius, most of it was understood. Very nifty little tractor those Jeeps. Maybe that's where the J in JBC comes from?

  • @JIPNW
    @JIPNW Год назад +2

    I ran into similar issue with an new radiator with a Trans cooler in my '69 f250, I think I ended up having to get a flare adapter. What a cluster____

  • @GICK117
    @GICK117 Год назад +1

    The channel "Watch Wes Work", yes, that's the name, goes over the break line gig a few times. He gets it right. He definitely is worth a watch. He lives in the rust belt so, lot of break line work on his channel.

  • @daviddamico4288
    @daviddamico4288 Год назад

    Nice work on the Jeep

  • @gerard4444
    @gerard4444 Год назад

    You fiks it again…👍
    Always fun to see, thanks

  • @gene_takavic57
    @gene_takavic57 3 месяца назад

    18:55 you know what happens when you assume!! Considering this is an 80 year old vehicle, you done did a nice job.

  • @Vile-Flesh
    @Vile-Flesh Год назад

    I love your videos. Thanks for taking us along and teaching us.

  • @michaelduhan6931
    @michaelduhan6931 Год назад

    I love the real world testing 👍 keep up the good work

  • @unhiptser
    @unhiptser Год назад

    hell yeah if you ain't having fun you ain't doing it right❤❤❤❤❤

  • @mikecampbell2167
    @mikecampbell2167 Год назад

    Really enjoying watching your videos, You really must be having fun out there in the Land of Enchantment. I seen where you went through Alamogordo to go get that engine on another video you put out. I miss going to Cloudcroft, especially during the summer. Keep up the good work!

  • @rogerphillips450
    @rogerphillips450 Год назад

    As entertaining as usual, keep them coming.

  • @dustytrailscactusron
    @dustytrailscactusron Год назад

    Excellent! Love the informative stuff, and seeing the upgrades. What's next? New first gear? Lockers? How about power steering? Yeehaw!

    • @LowBuckGarage
      @LowBuckGarage  Год назад

      Thanks! Yes, maybe, and I've got a system from a Suzuki sitting on the floor that completely doesn't fit (yet).

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound Год назад

    A Colossal Cache of Clearance Clarence! 🙄☺

  • @jadesmith6823
    @jadesmith6823 Год назад

    When Peter Griffin does engineering 🤷🏻🙏🙌🤣
    Subscribed 👍

  • @Iowa599
    @Iowa599 Год назад +1

    Does that booster have a check valve for the vacuum supply?
    If not, you only get full power at idle. WOT & engine off (ie: stalled) you get no assistance.

  • @scoutdogfsr
    @scoutdogfsr Месяц назад

    K10 backing plates and calipers. Cj7 rotors mounted on a Dana 25 or 27. Best brake package up until AMC bought jeep from Kaiser and the dana 30 started to be used.

  • @corypixley2173
    @corypixley2173 Год назад +2

    You are an amazing guy where can we send stuff I have some parts I don’t need but I think you can use

    • @LowBuckGarage
      @LowBuckGarage  Год назад

      Thank you! My email is james@low-buck-garage.com. If you can send me an email I'll reply with the address, figure I probably shouldn't post it...

  • @johnhughes8563
    @johnhughes8563 2 месяца назад

    Great videos..... Thank you so much .

  • @Hillbillysniper
    @Hillbillysniper 4 месяца назад +1

    28:58 the jeep with tracks, got a video on that?

  • @TheHortond
    @TheHortond Год назад

    I have thoughts. But nothing to say. You did a great job. The parking brake and the cable seem to meet up half way when one is relaxed and the other has the slack taken up a little. Maybe a bolt would fit in there one day? Just have to wait for the part to be invented. Great job overall.

  • @moefuggerr2970
    @moefuggerr2970 Год назад +3

    That windshield is so clean it looks invisible. Have to drive with your mouth shut though.

    • @daleolson3506
      @daleolson3506 9 месяцев назад

      June bug will leave a mark. So would a turkey

  • @fricknjeep
    @fricknjeep Год назад

    hi there well done john

  • @stephransley4371
    @stephransley4371 Год назад

    Great job.

  • @josephkritzer7245
    @josephkritzer7245 Год назад

    Love the job

  • @MrJanaRobi
    @MrJanaRobi Год назад +1

    I have not tested my new brakes but ,I have pushed my cj 2a back in side ,so I could plow snow .Now I am thinking brake booster .

  • @darrenhawken9766
    @darrenhawken9766 Год назад

    Great vid , if that jeep is anything like a land rover, pulling that handbrake on while moving will soon knacker it up , to much torque in the transmission . Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @carld3184
    @carld3184 Год назад +1

    Would it be possible to extend the hose that goes to the booster intake air filter.
    Extending that hose someplace under the hood or under the seat would make me feel better.
    Never know when you might find a puddle.

  • @Dancing_Alone_wRentals
    @Dancing_Alone_wRentals Год назад

    I don't know whether this helps....
    The Toyota Sienna van in the year 2002, 2003 era...uses a booster with an unattached reservoir for the fluid.
    Two lines carry the brake fluid down from the reservoir to the master cylinder.

  • @brianhostak3961
    @brianhostak3961 Год назад

    Great video !! Thank you !!

  • @RobertFay
    @RobertFay Год назад

    *- I know the bailing wire will adjust well with a simple screwdriver twist or two.*
    *- Still, what kind of fix could be engineered that might be better and easy to do, too?*

  • @vaitonl314
    @vaitonl314 Год назад +1

    Was it the incident that happened at a parade here in NC that made up your mind about the brakes?

  • @daleolson3506
    @daleolson3506 9 месяцев назад +1

    Just put a smaller bore master cylinder.I installed a hanging pedal set up eliminate the horrible Jeep set up.

  • @deepbludude4697
    @deepbludude4697 Год назад

    Good one!

  • @lccp9483
    @lccp9483 Год назад

    Hello nice video. What is going on with the tracked Willys Jeep I saw in this video and a few other ones? Thanks

  • @kooldoozer
    @kooldoozer Год назад +1

    Where did you source this booster ? They all seem to be in Australia. Thanks. --Doozer

    • @LowBuckGarage
      @LowBuckGarage  Год назад

      I got it from "Herm The Overdrive Guy", he does a lot of Jeep stuff.

    • @kooldoozer
      @kooldoozer Год назад

      @@LowBuckGarage Thanks !!!

  • @cambash8012
    @cambash8012 Год назад

    Low buck garage to Big Buck Garage, I can see it already 😂

  • @carld3184
    @carld3184 Год назад

    Does that exhaust pipe going well so close to the booster get hot?
    Maybe you could fit a larger section of pipe over it to act as a heat shield.
    Just an idea, keep having FUN!

  • @robertholcomb6200
    @robertholcomb6200 Год назад

    Great video! Learned something again. This time with flare fittings. When are you getting to the half track project?!? Hopefully soon....

    • @LowBuckGarage
      @LowBuckGarage  Год назад

      Thanks! I've got parts stuck halfway across the country for the halftrack. Once I get them, I can make some progress on that one again.

  • @hobbinshotrods6051
    @hobbinshotrods6051 Год назад

    Fun stuff!

  • @000302lf
    @000302lf Год назад +1

    That looks like a Vacuum booster to me, not a hydro boost?

    • @LowBuckGarage
      @LowBuckGarage  Год назад

      It is a vacuum booster, I've always heard them referred to as a "hydrovac". It gets confusing being so similar to "hydroboost" that does the same thing but running off hydraulic power instead. I kept mixing them up doing this video, I thought I edited out all the wrong ones but I probably missed some.

  • @boduke2746
    @boduke2746 Год назад +1

    👍👌mint!

  • @AJMRFIXIT
    @AJMRFIXIT Год назад +1

    I built my windsheld Lexsand glass and Lexsand with wood blocks so it won'tcrack wen down

  • @gdpurdy
    @gdpurdy Год назад +1

    I suggest you would be better off running a breather tube from the hydra vac to somewhere well above the water line. Relying on yourself or the next owner to remember that fording water will kill the power brakes seems like not such a great idea.