[Healeys] brake servo parts

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Tue Nov 1 18:24:45 MDT 2016


Buna-N aka nitrile.

I've ordered from here before: 
http://www.theoringstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_23

Good service.

Bob


On 11/1/2016 8:44 AM, Simon Lachlan wrote:
>
> Look, I haven’t played with a Lockheed Servo in years but my initial 
> response was to suggest that you buy a box of different size 
> “O-rings”. We get them over here anyhow....a plastic box about 5” by 
> 3” with little compartments filled with different sized rings. Costs 
> nothing and the contents will keep you going forever. And there will 
> be a ring in there that fits. And they are probably on eBay. BUT, BUT, 
> will an ordinary O-ring survive in brake fluid? I don’t know, but I do 
> know that I put in a Girling rebuild kit once which worked fine for a 
> while and then gave up. There was no warning, no gradual process. I 
> nearly hit a wall. One of the little nylony/rubbery things had turned 
> itself into something with the same consistency and usefulness as a 
> ten year old tea bag. It didn’t like brake fluid and it dissolved.
>
> A few enquiries of the right people should see you right....
>
> Simon
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Tom
> *Sent:* 01 November 2016 12:48
> *To:* Healey Mail List
> *Subject:* [Healeys] brake servo parts
>
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a source for the 4 small O-rings that go on the air 
> valve piston on the Lockheed brake booster for my BJ8.
>
> Just to make sure I described the part correctly, the air valve piston 
>  is #5 at 
> http://www.v8register.net/FilesV8WN/Brake%20servo%20working%20note%20190109.pdf, 
> or the "reaction piston" at 
> http://www.triumph-spitfire.nl/servoimages.htm.
>
> I took the whole thing apart last winter, and everything looks like 
> it's in good shape, so I don't need to replace the whole booster or 
> get a re-build kit from Moss, just looking for 4 O-rings.
>
> thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>

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