Tools Required
|     •  | J 39567 
 Brake Booster Piston Rod Height Gage | 
 
|     •  | J 37767 
 Brake Booster Piston Rod Adjuster | 
 
Removal Procedure
Caution: Refer to Brake Fluid Irritant Caution in the Preface section.
Notice: Refer to Brake Fluid Effects on Paint and Electrical Components Notice in the Preface section.
Notice: Internal components of this booster are not serviceable.
The housing must not be unstaked and separated. Separating the housing will
cause permanent deformation, preventing the booster from holding proper volume.
- Remove the brake master cylinder. Refer to 
Master Cylinder Replacement
 .
 
- Remove the left front brake pipe.
 
- If the vehicle has cruise control, remove the 2 nuts (2, 3) and the bolt (1) from the
bracket in order to move the cruise control actuator to the side.
 
- Loosen the hose clamp and remove the vacuum hose from the check valve.
 
- Remove the check valve from the booster.
 
- Remove the check valve grommet from the booster.
 
- Remove the clip (7) from the push rod clevis pin (9).
 
- Remove the push rod clevis pin and the washer from the push rod clevis (8).
 
- Use paint in order to mark the location of the clevis and the nut on the booster push rod.
 
- Remove the clevis from the push rod.
 
- Remove the clevis nut from the push rod.
 
- Remove the 4 nuts.
 
- Pull 2 or 3 brake pipes out of the bulkhead clamp, as necessary.
 
- Remove the booster and the gasket from the bulkhead.
 
Adjustment Procedure
- Place the 
J 39567 
 on the master cylinder (1).
 
- Push the 
J 39567 
 pin down until it touches the master cylinder piston (2).
 
- Remove the 
J 39567 
 from the master cylinder.
 
- Turn the 
J 39567 
 upside down.
 
- Set the 
J 39567 
 on the booster (1).
 
Specification
The clearance (2) between the booster piston rod (3) and the 
J 39567 
 should be 0 mm (0 in).
- If the measurement does not equal the specification, use the 
J 37767 
 in order to hold the booster piston rod (1).
 
- Turn the adjusting screw of the piston rod in order to adjust the clearance.
 
Installation Procedure
- If you are installing a new booster, use paint on the new booster push rod in order to copy the location of the paint mark on the old booster push rod.
 
- Install the check valve grommet to the booster.
 
- Install the check valve to the booster.
 
- Install the cowl gasket to the booster.
 
- Install the booster to the bulkhead.
 
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Install the 4 nuts in order to retain the booster to the bulkhead.
 
Tighten
Tighten the nuts to 12.7 N·m (112.4 lb in).
- Push the brake pipes into the bulkhead bracket.
 
- Install the clevis nut to the paint mark on the booster push rod.
 
- Install the clevis (8) to the push rod.
 
Tighten
Tighten the clevis and the nut to 26 N·m (19.2 lb ft).
- Apply Lubriplate lubricant, GM P/N 1052196 (Canadian P/N 5264008), or the equivalent, to the push rod clevis pin (9) and to the clevis pin hole in the brake pedal.
 
- Install the push rod clevis pin and the washer in order to retain the clevis to the brake pedal.
 
- Install the clip (7) in order to retain the pin to the brake pedal.
 
- Install the vacuum hose to the check valve.
 
- Install the hose clamp in order to retain the hose to the check valve.
 
- If the vehicle has cruise control, install the bolt (1) to the cruise control actuator bracket.
 
Tighten
Tighten the bolt to 43 N·m (32 lb ft).
- If the vehicle has cruise control, install the 2 nuts (2, 3) to the cruise control actuator bracket.
 
Tighten
Tighten the nuts to 43 N·m (32 lb ft).
Caution: Refer to Brake Fluid Caution in the Preface section.
Notice: Refer to Filling the Master Cylinder Notice in the Preface section.
- Install the left front brake pipe.
 
Tighten
Tighten the brake pipe flare nut to 15.2 N·m (11.2 lb ft).
- Install the brake master cylinder and bleed the brake system. Refer to 
Master Cylinder Replacement
 .