<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4141"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4235">I have a feeling that my PBR booster, which I installed a number of years ago, was not the same ratio as my old Girling.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4535" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4235">The Girling had given up, and had multiple problems, but I clearly remember that back when it was working it had a much more satisfying "bite"- less effort than the PBR.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4582" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4235"></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4235"></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4235"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4610" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4235">After reading your post, I will be looking to see if I have the little rubber elbow hose!</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4148" class="qtdSeparateBR"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4611" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4609"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4609">Stephen, BJ8<br></span></div><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4172" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4171" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4170" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4169" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4168" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4167" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 1, 2016 9:18 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 Brake Servo<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4636" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv8675499643"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4635" dir="ltr">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4632">A few years ago, several Healey owners here installed PBR VH40 boosters in
our BJ8’s. We sourced them at:</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4637"> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4638"><a title-off="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" title="http://www.hydroboost.com.au/prices.htm" target="_blank" href="http://www.hydroboost.com.au/prices.htm">http://www.hydroboost.com.au/prices.htm</a></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4640">in Australia. I learned some interesting things in the process – the
important one is that the VH40 booster is made in several different versions
with different boost ratios. It means that you have to be sure that the
one you buy has a matching boost ratio as the original Girling for it to work
properly in your BJ8. (the earlier Healeys that had optional boosters
installed would use a VH44 that would match the earlier smaller Girling).</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4641"> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4642">These boosters are diaphragm units, which means that a vacuum loss will
lock the brakes on – sometimes not the best scenario! – ask me how I know about
this. Turns out that there were some defective small rubber elbow hoses –
the one that connects the two sections of the unit. They were split on
installation at the factory. The fix was easy – shorten the steel pipe
leading up to the valve body and use a length of quality vacuum hose and a
couple of hose clamps.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4643"> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4644">We have found the PBR VH40 to be an excellent replacement for the original
Girling – I’m told that it’s getting increasingly difficult to find quality
rebuild kits for the Girling. So in the interests of safety, a replacement
booster is preferable in most respects.</div>
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<div>The above web-site will answer quite a few questions for you. We had
mounting bracket kits and pre-bent brake pipes sent with the boosters – the
brackets were Kilmartin pieces at the time. So basically the whole thing
was a bolt in proposition. A slightly longer (about 4 inches) vacuum hose
is required to connect the booster to the manifold.</div>
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<div>Incidentally, the PBR booster has a bleed screw right on it, which makes
things a bit easier when bleeding the system.</div>
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<div>I am happy with the braking feel of my BJ8 with the PBR booster
installed. I’m pretty sure that they can be sourced in North
America.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';COLOR:#141100;">Earl
Kagna<br clear="none">Victoria, B.C.<br clear="none">BJ8, BT7 tri-carb</div>
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<div class="yiv8675499643yqt3543032065" id="yiv8675499643yqtfd81324"><div style=""><b>From:</b> <a title-off="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" title="healey100m@me.com" ymailto="mailto:healey100m@me.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:healey100m@me.com">Randy Hicks</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 31, 2016 1:24 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title-off="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" title="healeys@autox.team.net" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">Healey List</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] BJ8 Brake Servo</div></div></div></div><div class="yiv8675499643yqt3543032065" id="yiv8675499643yqtfd43216">
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</div><div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;"><div class="yiv8675499643yqt3543032065" id="yiv8675499643yqtfd49953"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">Hi, have a friend needing to replace a BJ8 brake servo
(booster).</span>
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<div><span style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">Suggestions and sources needed. </span></div>
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<div><span style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">I have PBR (VH40, I believe) on my BJ8 and
happy with that for 7-8 years. Are these still available? Where?</span></div>
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