Dual remote servo!

[vwjim]

Am very iterested in this as I am about to start a front brake upgrade.

Have ordered a Futbus front kit, like the idea of running a mixture of brakes (disc / drums), as I will be changing the back one's at a later date from drums to discs.

I have good mechanical knowledge but have never attempted anything like this before.
Does anyone have pro's /con's or any good advice on fitting arrangents etc.. Is there anyway I could fit something similar to this without removing the beam etc... :idea:

You don't have to remove the beam for a remote servo, and I think as Bobley suggests, if you're good at welding in confined spaces, you could get away with not removing it for the direct system too, then very carefully bend the actuating rod to suit.

 

[bobley]

You could weld the plate in situ, I just happened to be fitting a new beam at the same time. I'm still struggling though. I've had to move my clutch cable and the new position is just nasty (above the beam, it means the cable chafes a bit on its sheath/liner and it feels quite rough) so I'm going to either modify the clutch cable fittings again or fit a hydraulic master and slave for the clutch.

Alas CE have sold out of their hydraulic clutch kit so I'm going to have to do my own. Its just a right royal PITA. Jim was right, the clutch cable did go staight through the beam where the servo sits. The old conduit which was left in my bus was the redundant throttle cable conduit.

Sooo - Jim do you know anywhere in the UK that sells the CB hydraulic clutch kits? I was thinking about getting their bug one and making new brackets to suit the bus/porsche box combo?

 

[vwjim]

You could weld the plate in situ, I just happened to be fitting a new beam at the same time. I'm still struggling though. I've had to move my clutch cable and the new position is just nasty (above the beam, it means the cable chafes a bit on its sheath/liner and it feels quite rough) so I'm going to either modify the clutch cable fittings again or fit a hydraulic master and slave for the clutch.

Alas CE have sold out of their hydraulic clutch kit so I'm going to have to do my own. Its just a right royal PITA. Jim was right, the clutch cable did go staight through the beam where the servo sits. The old conduit which was left in my bus was the redundant throttle cable conduit.

Sooo - Jim do you know anywhere in the UK that sells the CB hydraulic clutch kits? I was thinking about getting their bug one and making new brackets to suit the bus/porsche box combo?

I've got one siting here on the shelf, as I bought one over to use on my Ghia, but that's a way off even being started... You can have that if you want?

 

[bobley]

Cheers Jim. I've just googled it and had another look. I'd have to junk most of the front end and there's no space between the frame horns and the gearbox for the slave to sit. I'm going to have to have a proper think about it.

 

[vwjim]

So your gearbox is a lot tighter to the frame horns than standard? Its not all that big, and sits where the Bowden conduit would normally be. Though the front is probably the harder thing to solve....

 

[bobley]

I've just had an idea. I'll email you in the morning...

 

[fredster]

...They're great. DOUBLE your braking power.

Strictly speaking, thats not correct. What they do is half the foot pressure required at pedal to do the same amount of braking. Total overall maximum braking power remains the same - you just don't have to jump on the pedal as much. Not saying its not a worthwhile upgrade - it is.

 

[vwjim]

well, if its not true, how do you explain a before and after test on an MOT brake testing machine that showed braking power measured at the tyre to be doubled?