R/H/Side Direct Action Servo Conversion
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R/H/Side Direct Action Servo Conversion
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but if the cost is reasonable the i think you will have a queue of people.
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83 MK1 GTI G60 85 MK2 GTI 20VT 2004 SEAT ALTEA 2.0 TDI SPORT
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paul_h said
Can you not just use the servo from an auto they sit on that side :dontknow:
I've not seen a RHD auto with a servo on the RHS?????
Looking at the pic looks like the servo's been moved on this car:
- Can see the old brake pipes ending where the servo should be
Can see the black mark on the passenger bulkhead where the linkeage would have been bolted up[/list:u]
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It bbelongs to a friend of mine and i will ask him how he did it
83 MK1 GTI G60 85 MK2 GTI 20VT 2004 SEAT ALTEA 2.0 TDI SPORT
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MK1Allan said
If you move the servo over to the drivers side, would a 16v engine still fit in there??
For a start, unless components or bodywork are chopped around, the servo doesn't fit on the other side. Hence you need to relocate slightly, or use a different servo/MC.
Plenty of people have done it before, with a custom pedal box, its nothing new really.
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Not an easy job in hindsight- took a fair bit of faffing about, welding brackets and chopping the chassis leg. I should have used a complete Mk2 pedal box/servo/master cylinder assembly and just cut out a nice big hole in the bulkhead, welded in a plate to bolt it to and then added some new bracing for the column.
Interesting to see that RHD auto pic… ops:
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People tend to fit pedal boxes for another reason - so they have a different master cylinder, which allows for adjustment of front/rear brake bias (ie track situations).
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TRUTH
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golfgod said
AND if you can buy a pedal box off the shelf??? d`they do the pedal length to any requested? oterwise how do you know they will mate up? They wont! ive been down all these old chestnut covered roads there aint no other way of doing it and making it work ask your self why C+R or TSR never offered us the one thing we really needed? i will put you right when you try and prove me wrong this is the kick up the arse this scene needs THE TRUTH!
The truth is, the cross linkage arrangement and servo on left hand side, isn't that bad. A lot of people's braking issues are down to poor maintenance (including not changing brake fluid that often), lack of adjustment on the cross linkage and the auto-adjusters in the rear drums not working.
Typical upgrades? 16V servo and master cylinder - costs maybe ?50-60 and is DIY-able, good upgrade. Pads and discs? Again, easy enough for the home mechanic to do. Then you're into bigger discs, etc, once again the info is out there and its not too difficult to achieve. I think relocating the servo and MC to the other side, is a long way down on the list of things to do.
So I don't think there's any 'secrets', mistruths or massive conspiracy about braking systems, or any particular aspect which the world is waiting on. The early Mk1s are over 30 years old now, and with the later models, a lot of the above stuff is now tried and tested and commonplace, which means the average Jo or Joe can ask questions about it, and get help. This is a factor not to be overlooked.
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