Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake servo

From: Simon Lachlan via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:42:49 +0100

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.
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.
Simon

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From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Alan Wasserman
Sent: 19 September 2024 19:50
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Subject: [Healeys] Brake servo

Does anyone have or can direct me to purchase a brake servo for my ‘66 bj8?  Thanks

Alan Wasserman
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From: Alan Seigrist <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:33:27 +0800

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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

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.

You can order them on ebay, and direct from OZ

On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 5:57=E2=80=AFAM Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> 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 th=
e
> "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 fi=
x
> a Girling, then any second hand Girling out there would be unreliable. I
> elected to replace it before it let me down again.
> 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 o=
ut
> 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 BT=
7
> at least, is VH40. I checked that with PBR.
> Simon
>
> From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Alan Wasserma=
n
> Does anyone have or can direct me to purchase a brake servo for my =E2=80=
=9866
> bj8?  Thanks
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I have used both.=C2=A0 The PBR is a far superior unit to =
the Lockheed.=C2=A0 The Lockheed&#39;s pressure=C2=A0valve sits at the bott=
om of the unit and when it gets wet it can corrode.. making the unit inoper=
able.=C2=A0 I have no idea why they don&#39;t put a SS sleeve=C2=A0in there=
, then there would not be a problem<br><br>Anyway, I&#39;ve had the PBR on =
my BJ8 for 30 years, and for various reasons the car has sat for years from=
 time to time.=C2=A0 Every=C2=A0time I start it up, the booster works flawl=
essly.<div><br></div><div>You can order them on ebay, and direct from OZ</d=
iv><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 5:57=E2=80=AFAM Si=
mon Lachlan via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">heale=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p=
adding-left:1ex">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 year=
s then one of the &quot;new&quot; parts proved to be soluble in brake fluid=
 and disintegrated. That nearly ended in tears. Another kit, from a hopeful=
ly more reliable source, but I never trusted it. So.......it was my feeling=
 that, if I couldn&#39;t fix a Girling, then any second hand Girling out th=
ere would be unreliable. I elected to replace it before it let me down agai=
n.<br>
Seems that the two most usual substitutes are Lockheed or PBR, the latter b=
eing Australian. I&#39;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 th=
e 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>
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Subject: [Healeys] Brake servo<br>
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Does anyone have or can direct me to purchase a brake servo for my =E2=80=
=9866 bj8?=C2=A0 Thanks<br>
<br>
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