[Tigers] Tiger's Girling Mk 2A Brake Servo

[Jay Laifman]

That sounds like the one that Lockheed/Girling wrote to me and said was the
correct one for the 7".  I will see if I can find that letter.

Jay

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 3:30 PM, Rob Hogan via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net
> wrote:

> I called Moss Motors again and the knowledgeable person (Kelvin @ 805-681-3411
> Ext 7023) in CA described the 981-173 Lockheed Brake Servo Booster as a
> 3:1 advantage unit typically used in the large Healeys, Jag XK120 & MGC.
> He described the servo as having the 7" dia. vacuum plenum (as in the
> Girling Mk 2A) and is sourced from AP Braking in the UK, *not China*.  A
> similar unit is reportedly available from Powertune, apparently another UK
> source.  What isn't readily apparent is whether the mounting is the same as
> the existing Tiger's.
>
> Can any of the geometric or technical aspects be verified?
>
> https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=powertune+brake+servo
>
>
> Rob
> B382001560
> in Mich-Again
>
>
>
> Rob Hogan
>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 5:55 PM, <CoolVT at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> *I thought someone said that Lockheed no longer was in business or no
>> longer made servos. A few yrs. back Victoria British listed a "Lockheed
>> Replacement".  We all thought they meant a Lookheed replacement for a
>> Girling.  What they sent buyers was a replacement made in China.
>> Apparently is was a replacement for the Lockheed.  So, be sure you know
>> what you are getting.  Mark*
>>
>> In a message dated 9/28/2015 3:50:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> tigers at autox.team.net writes:
>>
>> Does anyone know if the Moss Motors #981-173 Lockheed Brake servo can be
>> used as a direct replacement for the Tiger’s Girling Mk2A servo.  The
>> Girling Mk2A has a 2.78:1 advantage that may be better than some other
>> similar units that will fit the Tiger.  At $380, the Moss servo is about
>> half the price of a rebuilt Girling Servo.
>>
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> B382001560
>>
>>
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