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servo servicing

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:40 pm
by Dean Moriarty
My car has a aftermarket Lockheed servo that the previous owner fitted.
Following on from a mix up over DOT 4 and DOT 5, I've had to take the hydraulics apart and am currently replacing seals and full cylinders where required. The brakes were pretty poor before hand and I'm using the opportunity to do a thourough job of rebuilding.

Anyway, I removed the servo from the car today as it will also be contaminated and I want to service it along with everything else. This is really the only part of the braking system that I know nothing about. Has anyone else serviced one of these and if so how do I go about it?

Cheers

Re: servo servicing

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:41 pm
by dellerie
Dean Moriarty wrote:My car has a aftermarket Lockheed servo that the previous owner fitted.
Following on from a mix up over DOT 4 and DOT 5, I've had to take the hydraulics apart and am currently replacing seals and full cylinders where required. The brakes were pretty poor before hand and I'm using the opportunity to do a thourough job of rebuilding.

Anyway, I removed the servo from the car today as it will also be contaminated and I want to service it along with everything else. This is really the only part of the braking system that I know nothing about. Has anyone else serviced one of these and if so how do I go about it?

Cheers
i'd buy a new one. they cost about £65. it's the brakes afterall!

Re: servo servicing

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:42 pm
by bmcecosse
Just throw it over a hedge - you don't need a servo with drum brakes - if they are working correctly.....!

Re: servo servicing

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:44 pm
by irmscher
Throw it over my hedge :lol:

Re: servo servicing

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:39 pm
by Quendil
bmcecosse wrote:Just throw it over a hedge - you don't need a servo with drum brakes - if they are working correctly.....!
Not really answering his question is it

Re: servo servicing

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:04 pm
by Dean Moriarty
I've ordered the repair kit from a local servo specialist.
Once I'd stripped it down it appeared to be no more complicated that a brake master cylinder, ( with a relief valve).
I'll report back on results when reassembled.