Review on Cardone 54 71401 Remanufactured Power Booster by Michael Hellewell

Re: Cardone brake booster ordered for a 1986 Corvette C4. This rebuilt assembly looked great on arrival and appeared to be an excellent remanufactured product identical to the original. bolted everything in place (which is no easy task anyway) and found that the master cylinder mounting studs were long enough to thread the nuts about 2/3 in (using a stock 1986 PBR MS). Feel happy tightening the nuts, with the very likely risk of ripping them off - or, at worst, jumping on the brakes and pushing the MS off the power amp studs. The return shipping cost from Australia (not to mention the time) was more than the original cost and significantly more than if the local brake dealer took apart both the new and old blocks and replaced the short bolts with the longer ones from the old block ( overall 1/2 2 inch longer). Also, there are NO new mounting nuts in the box as advertised. ? A frustrating and potentially life-threatening mistake to say the least - Cardone: Brace Yourself!