I see Paul,
Can well be like you tell here.
My example was in a Peugeot 505, which had problems with its LPG fuel
system, so the engine was stopping suddenly when being cold.
So the integral brake vacuum system was lacking the vacuum and with two feet
on the pedal the car was hardly to be stopped.
In fact the parking brake was far more effective - even as it works on two
wheels only!
A few days later the LPG vapor system was replaced and it all was o.k.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT w/o brake servo, so that part cannot fail
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Max Heim" <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>; "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: Faultless MGB-GT [now brake boost]
>I can believe that the direct acting type *are* like that i.e. offer more
> assistance but give the same retardation, and maybe Hans was talking
> about
> a failed direct servo. The remote servo was an optional extra, so one
> would
> not expect the brakes to be dire without it. This was the type I was
> referring to, and it does make precious little difference connected or
> disconnected.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> The question is, is the MC *designed* for servo boost, or not? One
> designed
>> for a boosted system may well have a larger bore diameter, which will
> result
>> in higher pedal pressure when used without boost.
>>
>> For example, the difference between a Chrysler 15/16" bore and 1-1/32"
> bore
>> MC is the difference between one-foot and two-footed braking, when used
>> in
>> an unboosted disc brake system. The MCs are externally identical.
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