[Healeys] Brake servo

[Alan Seigrist]

I have used both.  The PBR is a far superior unit to the Lockheed.  The
Lockheed's pressure valve sits at the bottom of the unit and when it gets
wet it can corrode.. making the unit inoperable.  I have no idea why they
don't put a SS sleeve in there, then there would not be a problem

Anyway, I've had the PBR on my BJ8 for 30 years, and for various reasons
the car has sat for years from time to time.  Every time I start it up, the
booster works flawlessly.

You can order them on ebay, and direct from OZ



On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 5:57 AM Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Well, as you know, they came with Girling units. I had one in my BT7 MkII,
> rare for those models. Anyhow, it was disconnected when I bought the car so
> I had to rebuild it with a kit. That lasted about 10 years then one of the
> "new" parts proved to be soluble in brake fluid and disintegrated. That
> nearly ended in tears. Another kit, from a hopefully more reliable source,
> but I never trusted it. So.......it was my feeling that, if I couldn't fix
> a Girling, then any second hand Girling out there would be unreliable. I
> elected to replace it before it let me down again.
> Seems that the two most usual substitutes are Lockheed or PBR, the latter
> being Australian. I'd heard much better reports for the PBR so I looked out
> for one of them. They are very rare, if sold at all, in the UK. Anyhow,
> someone imported a BJ8 back here from the US and found a spare new PBR in
> the boot (trunk!). I bought that for a song and fitted it. Easy fit with
> the supplied brackets. Works well. I like it. Their model code, for my BT7
> at least, is VH40. I checked that with PBR.
> Simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Alan Wasserman
> Sent: 19 September 2024 19:50
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Brake servo
>
> Does anyone have or can direct me to purchase a brake servo for my ‘66
> bj8?  Thanks
>
> Alan Wasserman
> Alanwassermannc at gmail.com
> 732-887-0742
> www.wassermanstudio.com
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