fitting a brake servo to a sj410?

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Re: fitting a brake servo to a sj410?

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:18 pm

Trust me Ed SJ servos are nothing like the ones in more modern cars. my dads sj is on stock tyres and it brakes nicely. I do know what you mean about a lot of newer vehicles having brakes that you blow on and go through the windscreen, my girlfriends colt is like it, as were the mk4 and mk5 golfs i was working on the other week. My mk2 golf gti and sjs however still have a firm pedal with the servo just not as firm as the non servo'd sjs.
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Re: fitting a brake servo to a sj410?

Post by Edweird » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:07 pm

I hadn't thought of that, SJ servos are 20 years old. I'd have to try a 410 Santana or something.
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Re: fitting a brake servo to a sj410?

Post by Jay18 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:57 am

so would you say the servo is a good idea then? if its worth it I will do it...
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Re: fitting a brake servo to a sj410?

Post by Edweird » Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:36 pm

Scottie says it's a good idea and I'm inclined to defer to his judgement.
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Re: fitting a brake servo to a sj410?

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:49 pm

Well it's not essential, I drove my 410 around for years on 31s then a year on 33s without one and was never bothered about it. I had a servo and master cylinder off a vitara lying around so just decided to do it while the sj was apart. it's not a huge amount of work to fit one though.
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Re: fitting a brake servo to a sj410?

Post by turbo-tom » Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:53 pm

im lucky if my brakes work when i put my foot in on the pedal :lol:
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Re: fitting a brake servo to a sj410?

Post by Jay18 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:57 pm

right, well would you say its made a difference doing it? if its worth doing and does mkake braking easier then ill do it, but if theres not much difference then ill leave it...
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