NEW LOCKHEED TYPE REMOTE BRAKE SERVO MGB 1.65 ***
My dear old Triumph toledo really needs a servo. (it was factory supplied with drums, sometime upgraded to tiny dolomite discs but no servo, the
dolomites all had them)
I have some choice, a 40 year old servo for £50 and another £100 for a resleeved brake master cylinder.
Or plan B, find a reasonably compact servo, which will have dual circuit master (mine is single circuit, but that is an easy swap.)
So far I have looked at my daughters pug 107 that has a 280mm diameter servo, and has about correct bore at 20mm or so.
But are there any out there a bit smaller as space is tight.
Ebay pics are not that helpful, and I can't find a listing with physical sizes....
TIA
Clive
Does it need one? It cant be that heavy? Just upgrade to a decent M/C?
I see what you're trying to achieve here, but would echo Loggy's question about just changing the M/C and seeing if that solves it - easier and quicker to do. Another option might be a Pug 205 servo, one off a 205 GTI may fit and be relatively inexpensive.
You could get remote servo's once upon a time, fitted to p6 rovers etc which you can tuck away anywhere as fluid in, fluid out no push rods.
What about the remote type?
NEW LOCKHEED TYPE REMOTE BRAKE SERVO MGB 1.65 ***
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Originally posted by cliftyhanger
So far I have looked at my daughters pug 107 that has a 280mm diameter servo, and has about correct bore at 20mm or so.
But are there any out there a bit smaller as space is tight. TIA Clive
Lockheed remote servos are very reliable much more so than the Girling type.
There's this link but not so cheap.
Maybe not its quite long!
[Edited on 26/4/16 by big-vee-twin]
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Originally posted by britishtrident
Lockheed remote servos are very reliable much more so than the Girling type.
Yes, it does need one. I have already fitted a smaller 0.625 bore MC, and that helped, but nowhere near enough. The brakes are tiny (smaller than
spitfire discs, same calipers!) and these brakes were used on all models from 1300 up to the 127bhp sprint, though that got a bigger servo and better
pad material.
The car currently has a TR7 engine and is no slouch for a 44 year old banger!
Having driven servo'd cars they feel much better.
Thought about remote servo, but if I can get a good used servo cw master for not a lot....and the repro servos? I have no idea at all on quality. Pug
107 may just squeeze in, need to measure again carefully.
As to the sierra servo, is 8" the actual outside diameter? I will pm....
Cheers all
The proper Mini Cooper s had a small remote servo which is still available as a pattern part, although not very cheap, if you surf the mini forums,
nos come up every now and again.
Shooter
my Dutton runs a remote Hillman Imp one, actually its a Sunbeam Stilletto one, Its in the boot, worse part is keeping a good vacuum. Solved with an aeroquip hose.
I am sure I have seen a servo conversion just on the front brakes. (cant remember if it was spitfire or gt6) so twin master cylinder, with single remote servo for the front brakes.
Might be worth checking out the servo on some of the smaller Japanese cars like the Micra?
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Originally posted by sprintB+
my Dutton runs a remote Hillman Imp one, actually its a Sunbeam Stilletto one, Its in the boot, worse part is keeping a good vacuum. Solved with an aeroquip hose.
