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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: sidecarphil on 24 January 2009, 14:10

Title: oh no !!!!!!!!!
Post by: sidecarphil on 24 January 2009, 14:10

now the trusty old 1.3 has gone wrong

WHY

dloody brake servo has split and every time the Mrs brakes it hisses like a snake and stall's the engine

GRRRRRRRRRRR

as if i don't have enough to do !!!!!!

Title: Re: oh no !!!!!!!!!
Post by: maxp on 24 January 2009, 16:19

handbrake with style

Title: Re: oh no !!!!!!!!!
Post by: sidecarphil on 25 January 2009, 00:32

i'll have a right leg like arnie by the end of the week

and i think my Mrs will be keeping my GTi !!!!

sh1t

Title: Re: oh no !!!!!!!!!
Post by: sidecarphil on 26 January 2009, 11:57

got a GTi servo and master cylinder from a scrappy's

will it fit ??

how hard is to fit ??

please tell me it's not a dash out job  :shocked: :shocked:

Title: Re: oh no !!!!!!!!!
Post by: rubjonny on 26 January 2009, 12:50

gti servo will fit but you might have to fit a rear brake compensator!  this is the only real difference between 1.3/1.6 and 1.8 models, and 1.8s all got a compensator.

edit: not a dash out job, take the lower dash trim off and undo the 4 nuts behind the brake pedal, and the clip holding the pedal to the servo.  Then go back to engine bay and undo 2 nuts holding master cylinder on, carefully pull it forward.  Brake servo can then be removed & swapped, without cracking loose the master cylinder pipes and therefore without bleedign the brakes.  I managed it on a RHD GTI so you should have no trouble  :grin:

Title: Re: oh no !!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mew on 26 January 2009, 12:54

This would actually be quite a nice job compared to a RHD car!

Title: Re: oh no !!!!!!!!!
Post by: sidecarphil on 26 January 2009, 14:43

Quote from: rubjonny on 26 January 2009, 12:50

gti servo will fit but you might have to fit a rear brake compensator!  this is the only real difference between 1.3/1.6 and 1.8 models, and 1.8s all got a compensator.

thought all 1.8s have rear discs though ???

hense the compensator :undecided: :undecided:

Title: Re: oh no !!!!!!!!!
Post by: rubjonny on 26 January 2009, 15:09

1.8 carby models have rear drums. they have the 9" servo and so need the compensator, whereas 1.3 and 1.6 models have a smaller 7" servo, and dont.  At least here in the UK, europe could be different i guess ;)

edit: actually the reason may be down to the wheel cylinders in the drums, AVS recons models with the compensator had bigger ones :)