<html><body>I purchased a PBR VH40 for my BJ8 from hemiperformance.com in Australia several years ago. Their website shows that they offer a similar (maybe same) product now listed from "Protex (formerly PBR)" for AU$685.<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com><br>To: "Simon Lachlan"<br>Cc: "Alan Wasserman"<br>Sent: Thursday September 19 2024 8:50:26PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake servo<br><br>
<div dir="ltr">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<br><br>
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.
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<div>You can order them on ebay, and direct from OZ</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Simon Lachlan via Healeys <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
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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.<br>
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.<br>
Simon<br><br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Healeys <<a>healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> On Behalf Of
Alan Wasserman<br>
Sent: 19 September 2024 19:50<br>
To: <a>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
Subject: [Healeys] Brake servo<br><br>
Does anyone have or can direct me to purchase a brake servo for my
‘66 bj8? Thanks<br><br>
Alan Wasserman<br><a>Alanwassermannc@gmail.com</a><br>
732-887-0742<br><a href="http://www.wassermanstudio.com">www.wassermanstudio.com</a><br>
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