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Re: Brake Fluid Vanished Without Trace; BJ8.

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Subject: Re: Brake Fluid Vanished Without Trace; BJ8.
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 05:52:54 -0800
Uh oh ... Power Brake Exchange's website is no longer online (unless they
changed the URL).  They might have gone out of business.

I know they moved from San Jose a few years ago.


bs
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: Re: Brake Fluid Vanished Without Trace; BJ8.


> Graham -
> 
> This is the classic servo failure, all the fluid is in your servo
> vacuum chamber.  You need to have it rebuilt (and resleeved) or
> replaced with a new Lucas or PBR unit.  You can use the Moss repair
> kit... but usually it won't last more than 10K because of wear on the
> main cylinder walls.  That's why you need to have it resleeved at a
> proper shop.  I understand that Power Brake Exchange carries the BJ8
> servo in stock on an exchange basis for a good price:
> 
> Power Brake Exchange Inc
> (408) 292-1305
> 260 Phelan Ave
> San Jose, CA 95112
> 
> And these guys apparently do a good job of sleeving servo cylinders:
> 
> Brake & Equipment Warehouse
> 455 Harrison St. N. E. 
> Minneapolis, MN  55413
> (612) 378-3141  or (800) 233-4053
> 
> Hope that helps...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alan




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