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    where do i get one,and how do i remove the old one? [?]
    '63 Wagonaire disc brakes single master.

    wagons ho!

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    OK Lets Hit It; Try Studebaker International/John Myer/SASCO. Quarter turn.

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      quote:Originally posted by yorgatron

      where do i get one,and how do i remove the old one? [?]
      '63 Wagonaire disc brakes single master.
      Last one I got came from Jon Myer, but that was several years ago. Last booster I sent in for rebuild cam back with a Ford valve ( little larger so the hole had to be enlarged).
      Like Retired said, turn a quarter turn and it should come out. However, they are pretty fragile. Be sure to check for cracks if you re-use one. I had a cracked one on the '64 Avanti I drove 3,000 miles from California. The slight vacuum leak caused number 5 to run very lean, and with high speed driving, I burned a hole in number 5 piston- came to an unhappy stop 30 miles from home. The engine had to be bored .060, the crank turned, virtually every part replaced. At least I ended up with a 299 cid engine.

      Paul Johnson, Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
      '53 Commander Starliner (since 1966)
      '64 Daytona Wagonaire (original owner)
      '64 Daytona Convertible (2006)
      Museum R-4 engine
      1962 Gravely Model L (Studebaker-Packard serial plate)
      1972 Gravely Model 430 (Studebaker name plate, Studebaker Onan engine)
      Paul Johnson, Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.
      '64 Daytona Wagonaire, '64 Avanti R-1, Museum R-4 engine, '72 Gravely Model 430 with Onan engine

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