Patent ID: 6772674
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A vacuum booster comprising:a housing having a front housing and a rear housing thereof joined together and defining a longitudinal axis of the booster, the front housing defining a front wall of the housing and an inner surface of the front wall, the rear housing defining a rear wall of the housing and including a captive nut having threads adapted for threaded engagement with a threaded end of tie rod, the front and rear walls spaced an axial distance from one another along the longitudinal axis; and the tie rod extending axially through the housing and having a first end engaging the rear wall of the housing and a second end engaging the front wall of the housing, the first end of the tie rod having threads for engaging the threads of the captive nut in the rear wall of the housing, the second end of the tie rod having an axially facing surface thereof for applying an axially directed force against the inner surface of the front wall of the housing, whereby the axial distance of the housing between the front and rear walls of the housing is adjustable by turning the tie rod for threading the first end of the tie rod farther in or out of the captive nut.