remote brake servo.

[Dazzerpig]

Hi all,im going to fit a remote brake servo on the passenger side footwell, got a rough idea where but is anybody able to upload some pictures of there's for me to see please, thanks Daryl.

[Wittsend]

Here's my remote servo for the clutch ... mounted on top of the passenger footwell:-



I have an identical servo mounted on the driver's side for the brakes.



 

[Dazzerpig]

Thanks Wittsend,had'nt thought of fitting it that way round, now i can see how the bracket fits which now makes it all a bit clearer.

[Jeff]

Mine is fitted on the drivers side.

[autorover1]

On my S1 its under the centre seat, mainly so its nearer to the master cylinder under the floor.

[Robin]

Here's a remote servo (MGB style) we fitted to our SWB on the passenger side:

[Peter Holden]

I have one the same on YOD on the drivers side.  It is a 1 to 1.9 ratio which seems sufficient for a SWB

[diffwhine]

Question...
Is the ratio written on them anywhere? I've got a brand new one sitting in my pile of bits. Its old stock, but might be worth considering fitting on mine if I can confirm what it is.

[Dazzerpig]

thanks guys, now fitted

[Rangieman]

Regarding sizes/power of remote servos there were three general sizes/boost ratios back in the good old days.

Smallest: Original Classic Mini Cooper (not sure of booster ratio and hard to find nowadays).
Middle: MGB  circa 1.9:1
Large: Rover P6  circa 2.2 :1

When fitting the servo make sure the hydraulic outlet pipe is uppermost to ensure good bleeding. I have seen so many fitted incorrectly over the years.
If two servos are fitted i.e. brake and clutch a vacuum reservoir would be needed especially if the vehicle is used in traffic.

[2DieselMan]

Many years ago I had a Land Rover Series 2A 1967 LWB 2.6 6 Cylinder Pickup with a Remote Clayton Brake Booster.
Clayton Dewandre Lincoln Brake Servo Booster 701855 - See Stock Photo attached.
I believe that the Remote Clayton Brake Servo Booster was fitted as an optional extra.

[Twomokes]

Regarding sizes/power of remote servos there were three general sizes/boost ratios back in the good old days.

Smallest: Original Classic Mini Cooper (not sure of booster ratio and hard to find nowadays).
Middle: MGB  circa 1.9:1
Large: Rover P6  circa 2.2 :1

When fitting the servo make sure the hydraulic outlet pipe is uppermost to ensure good bleeding. I have seen so many fitted incorrectly over the years.
If two servos are fitted i.e. brake and clutch a vacuum reservoir would be needed especially if the vehicle is used in traffic.

The Mini served were also 1.9:1, they are available from Minispares amongst others.

[Peter Holden]

The one I fitted 10 years ago was a 1.9 it came from MG hive and was described as suitable for MGB, midgets and minis

Peter

[Wittsend]

Here are the fitting instructions for the Delphi (née Lockheed) Powerstopper brake servo.

Note: The last page includes a list of suitable vehicle applications, Including Series Land Rovers.
There are several boost options available. The only way I know of which unit you have is to measure the bore diameters, as given in the instruction sheet attached here.
The "servo assist" listed for Land Rovers is 1.9:1

Fitting a servo with a boost greater than this will mean the brakes are "over boosted" and the pedal will be either off or on     

The MG hive is a good supplier of genuine Lockheed brake servos.
Sadly, there are a lot of cheapo copies of this unit. Anything being sold (on eBay and the like) for less than £100 is most likely a cheap copy 
A genuine Lockheed servo will have the word "Lockheed" cast into the barrel of the unit.

I'll see if I can post a picture of this casting mark.

Not the easiest of access, but with the aid of a mirror you can make out "LOCKHEED" on the underside of the barrel. I don't know what the number on the top side is. Could just be a casting number, doesn't seem to be a part number as such.

[Myles (Mr Fox) Davison]

I got mine from MG Hive around 6 years ago too but not sure if they're still running.

Mine's fitted on the passenger side too - I was chasing several gremlins in the braking system around the time (the servo was *not* fitted to mask anything other than a pedal that required more effort for heavy braking situations than I felt was sensible) but my general exasperation led to the pipework to/from the MC being put on the list of 'tidy up - maybe - one day'!