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<p>Power brake in (San Jose) 408-292-1305 is really good at
repair of the old Girling boosters and have substitutes available
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<p>Dave<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/2/2016 5:44 PM, Stephen Hutchings
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<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>
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<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>
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<div dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4609">Stephen,
BJ8<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b>
Earl Kagna <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kags@shaw.ca"><kags@shaw.ca></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
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<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>
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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>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470180970450_4639"> </div>
<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
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Kagna<br clear="none">
Victoria, B.C.<br clear="none">
BJ8, BT7 tri-carb</div>
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 31, 2016
1:24 AM</div>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] BJ8 Brake
Servo</div>
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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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