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Taking a stab that I'm in the correct category with this one, Jeff will get me there if I missed.
Pulled my brake actuator to replace a mangled break away cable from the previous owner. After I got the acuator out, the whole thing looked pretty haggard, and the rebound shock was spent, so I decided to order a complete new actuator from Boatmate. It was $362 and some change with shipping, I think it came in the week I ordered it. There are a stock of Youtube videos on how to do an actuator replacement but I thought it might be helpful to have a little play by play illustration for someone down the road.
Christmas in April:
Old Actuator:
Clip wires, as close to the backup solenoid as possible, this will leave you plenty of wire to work with (I didn't do that). Disconnect the brake line at the old solenoid:
Remove snap rings on the 2 retaining pins on one side. I busted my snap ring pliers on round 2, ran down the road to NAPA and they said do you want the $60 dollar pair or the $120 pair. Hmm, on a bad year I maybe use them one time, I'll take the $60 pair:
Pull pins:
Slide out:
I hit the inside of the tube to remove any dirt and residue:
Pretty rough:
You can see the mutilated break away cable, I clipped the end off before I pulled it:
Side by side:
Tool reference. I hit the tube and actuator with some white lithium. Not a fan of grease in semi open environments, seems to be more of a dirt magnet:
I used some long finger pinchers (needle nose) to hold the brake line while I threaded it, not a lot of working room:
Backup wire and ground wrapped & shrunk. The ground was attached to the old solenoid with a screw, new one was a clip and splice:
Locked and loaded, good thing I had a new pair of $60 snap ring pliers, lol:
You are on your own on bleeding the brakes, a lot of ideas on the best method. Just make sure the fluid resevoir doesn't go dry during the process. 2 person process, a third hand to keep the fluid topped of would be ideal. I will say that I bleed out all 4, and then hit with another full round of bleed out. This one was a full flush since I had it apart, I had new clean fluid coming out the bleeders:
Four new trailer tires sitting in the corner, to match the new spare replaced end of season last year from a blow out.
Best price I could find on-line, super fast shipping:
https://tiresshipped2you.com/collect...255-55r18-109v
The buffer is on the work bench and the gel coat is out to catch up on a few nicks and gouges...
My best to all your projects and journeys, and may it be a fantastic boating Summer for all.
~Scooter
Pulled my brake actuator to replace a mangled break away cable from the previous owner. After I got the acuator out, the whole thing looked pretty haggard, and the rebound shock was spent, so I decided to order a complete new actuator from Boatmate. It was $362 and some change with shipping, I think it came in the week I ordered it. There are a stock of Youtube videos on how to do an actuator replacement but I thought it might be helpful to have a little play by play illustration for someone down the road.
Christmas in April:
Old Actuator:
Clip wires, as close to the backup solenoid as possible, this will leave you plenty of wire to work with (I didn't do that). Disconnect the brake line at the old solenoid:
Remove snap rings on the 2 retaining pins on one side. I busted my snap ring pliers on round 2, ran down the road to NAPA and they said do you want the $60 dollar pair or the $120 pair. Hmm, on a bad year I maybe use them one time, I'll take the $60 pair:
Pull pins:
Slide out:
I hit the inside of the tube to remove any dirt and residue:
Pretty rough:
You can see the mutilated break away cable, I clipped the end off before I pulled it:
Side by side:
Tool reference. I hit the tube and actuator with some white lithium. Not a fan of grease in semi open environments, seems to be more of a dirt magnet:
I used some long finger pinchers (needle nose) to hold the brake line while I threaded it, not a lot of working room:
Backup wire and ground wrapped & shrunk. The ground was attached to the old solenoid with a screw, new one was a clip and splice:
Locked and loaded, good thing I had a new pair of $60 snap ring pliers, lol:
You are on your own on bleeding the brakes, a lot of ideas on the best method. Just make sure the fluid resevoir doesn't go dry during the process. 2 person process, a third hand to keep the fluid topped of would be ideal. I will say that I bleed out all 4, and then hit with another full round of bleed out. This one was a full flush since I had it apart, I had new clean fluid coming out the bleeders:
Four new trailer tires sitting in the corner, to match the new spare replaced end of season last year from a blow out.
Best price I could find on-line, super fast shipping:
https://tiresshipped2you.com/collect...255-55r18-109v
The buffer is on the work bench and the gel coat is out to catch up on a few nicks and gouges...
My best to all your projects and journeys, and may it be a fantastic boating Summer for all.
~Scooter
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