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engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" and Costello V8s

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donfaber
Don Faber
Terra Alta WV
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Registered:
10/31/2007 10:53PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB 3.9L Rover V8

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Servo Assisted Brakes
Posted by: donfaber
Date: February 20, 2009 09:21PM

In my 79 B conversion (3.9L), the brakes are softer when engine running, than when shut off. I've heard this could be a problem with the servo unit. Better to repair servo, or convert to a non-servo Master Cylinder?


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
(4514 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Servo Assisted Brakes
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: February 20, 2009 10:04PM

Sounds normal to me. Mine's a '79, I've always thought the brakes had a mushy feel. It's the power assist. My dad's '63 doesn't feel anything like that. I may disconnect the booster to see if I like it better.


ex-tyke
Graham Creswick
Chatham, Ontario, Canada
(1165 posts)

Registered:
10/25/2007 11:17AM

Main British Car:
1976 MGB Ford 302

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Re: Servo Assisted Brakes
Posted by: ex-tyke
Date: February 21, 2009 01:46PM

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".......I've always thought the brakes had a mushy feel......"
Exactly the reason that I got rid of the power assist and went to a standard manual braking system.
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