[Healeys] Girling Break Servo vs. Lockheed

[David Nock]

Greg, the OE servos are usually a 50 50 chance of a successful rebuild. We
usually install the new Lockeheed servo since they are very dependable and you
can very easily switchback to the original servo if you really have to have it
original.
My recomendation if you want safe and dependable is to install the NEW servo
 
David Nock
British Car Specialists


--- On Sat, 5/22/10, Greg Mandas <gmandas at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Greg Mandas <gmandas at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Healeys] Girling Break Servo vs. Lockheed
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 5:00 AM


All,

The 65 BJ8 I purchased last March sat in a barn seizing up for the last 30
years. The good news is, the car is original.  The bad news is, the car is
original. The owner did just enough restoration to sell it. That's not to say
it was road worthy at the time. He had the brake cylinders redone, but not the
servo. I have been driving the car and the brakes function, but without power
assist.

My mechanic (for all the things I wont', can't or shouldn't do) suggests
replacing the master cylinder with an earlier model with a smaller bore. "It
increases brake pressure to where you don't need a servo."

My local British parts guy says I should drop in a Lockheed. "It's safest and
by the way you need $100 bracket to make it fit."

I'd like to have the original Girling rebuilt, but both guys tell me it's not
a good idea. They don't know of anyone who can do the job right and 
independently steered me away from the place I found.

My restoration philosophy is to stay as original as possible unless prohibited
by safety, cost or practicality.

What do y'all think?

Greg

65 BJ8.
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