Installing Power Brake Booster

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Fig 1: Removing/Installing Master Cylinder/power Brake Booster

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Clean the power brake booster and the cowl wall.

Install in engine space:

a new gasket on the power brake booster.
carefully install the power brake booster against the cowl wall, ensuring that the brake pedal is correctly located in the push rod.

Install inside:

the four nuts, tighten to 25 Nm.
the pin, spring and retaining spring on the push rod.
the dashboard panel.

Check the brake light switch.

Install the vacuum hose to the power brake booster.

Install the support to the reducing valve.