Hydroboost problem

[Scott Norris]

Ok,Here is the latest update,Finally went ahead and tore it down,Did not find anything in the spool valve,But did find a peice of trash{aluminum chunk} wedged under the leading edge of the power piston.Dont know if this was it or not,but went ahead and cleaned everything with brake cleaner lubed with PS fluid and reassembled.Installed but did NOT hook up to pedal yet.It seems to work OK. Anyone who has one of these,if you can put a shiftkit in you can work on this system.It is very simple.Thank you Paul.

[Vegas69]

I wasn't crazy about no corporate contact when I was considering hyrdraboost. Let's face it, NOBODY knows there product like the originator.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I wasn't crazy about no corporate contact when I was considering hyrdraboost. Let's face it, NOBODY knows there product like the originator.

HUH??

[Scott Norris]

But I would like to add,Paul you do need a contact # or at least hold some classes for your dealers,I called 5 of them and they all had the same answer for me,I JUST SELL THEM ,I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WORK,. BUT I'LL TAKE YOUR MONEY.Sometimes us less experianced guys are hesitant to tear into a strange system. But THANKS AGAIN for the help.

[Scott Norris]

O Yeah,while I had it apart I got rid of that tiny O-ring fitting and tapped it 1/8 pipe.

[Hydratech®]

THIS is what happened to www.hydroboost.com...

Now, upward and onward! Right? Having scraped that BS off of our proverbial boots, let's move along now with the new url of hydratechbraking.com... Right about this time, I notice that Detroit is starting to show the first signs of economic blight. Hydratech Braking Systems is growing, to the point where long term decisions have to be made - do we stay in Detroit or ? If we stay in Detroit, we may never have an opportunity to relocate if desired or needed, as getting an established crew to move is dicey. We decide that we need to get out of Detroit, as I saw the economic downfall coming (seemingly before most others wanted to acknowledge it). Without going into all the details, we located a nice parcel of property to develop that would handle our immediate and future needs a mile down the road from the Nashville SuperSpeedway. We commenced construction of a new shop, and half way through the build the economy tanks badly into what has now been coined "The Great Recession". Isn't that just wonderful - we just recovered from our previous folly, and now here comes the next wave of extra strength Ibuprofen. The construction company was not adhering to the plans and specs, and this causes the financing to go sideways as the bank is looking for any excuse to bail. Now the economy is tanked, and we are scrambling around to get alternate financing to finish the build (are we having fun yet?). Never mind that now we have also gotten sideways with the county, as it turns out they wanted our parcel of property for a new commerce center to build. Here we go again with more funds being spent with attorneys! Oh and did I mention the further expenses in having to operate in temporary industrial slots while everything is sorted out? Let's not overlook all of the mess in process to cause Crane, Holley and other notable companies to have to re-organize. Had enough yet? If you would even believe after all of this, there is actually more. I don't even want to get into how a previous machine company we used has recently been identified as having stolen our intellectual property and is now using our designs and patterns.

As you can imagine, all of this has led to us being closed to the general public. We now are "dealer only" as a result (and know that this has ruffled many feathers), but we need everyone to know that this is for no other reason than the survival of Hydratech Braking Systems. We hope that 2010 will bring a period of stability and a chance to get back on the right track. We do ask that you do the best you can to understand and bear with us, as we are operating under less than optimum circumstances. All this being stated, I ask that mainstream inquiries and general communications be handled through our dealers until further notice. If you have needs that cannot be properly handled through our dealer network, go ahead and send an e-mail in to "info at hydratechbraking dot com". I would also like to note that all installation instructions printed as of our move to TN have had the updated e-mail address listed on the last page, so that channel of communication has always remained wide open. Do please note that private messages on the forums will not work well as I do not log in when surfing through. I hope that every one that has read this now has a better understanding of what it has involved to bring Hydratech units into continued existence!

George, there is just not enough room between the firewall and the shock tower in your '66 Ranchero to install one of these brake units. The brake unit comes in at roughly 6 1/2" to 7" of installed length, and then you add the length of the typical master cylinder at 7 1/2" to 8" (grab a tape measure and see what you've got). The good news is that the American Brake and Steering "Electric HyPower" setup fits and provides similar levels of power assist.

Scott, I'm glad to hear that you have managed to straighten your brake unit out without any hassles.

[70rs]

Best of luck for you in 2010 Paul.