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Noisy servo

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 09 2:24 pm
by db
My servo still seems to work ok but pedal travel has increased ( may just be shoes need adjusting).
The concern is the servo is really sucky when the pedal's pressed.
It's loudest from in the cab, it makes a great big wheeze when you press the pedal and then it sounds like there's a bad draught all the time the pedal's down.
Is the servo dying? Is there anything fixable in a servo? Anyone got a cheap one knocking around?

(It's drums all round and the m/cyl is fine)

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 09 2:43 pm
by Dave999
if you do it at tick over does the rpm change dramatically?

i.e lean running due to a big hole

have you got enough brake fluid to make up for the full travel of the shoes at you current adjustment.

i.e do they need adjusting up?

Dave

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 09 3:50 pm
by db
Thanks Dave-
Fluid is 1/4" from the top.
The engine wasn't fully hot but the revs seemed to drop when the pedal was pressed.
The pedal doesn't go all the way to the floor either (which it did before i replaced the m/cyl last year)

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 09 3:55 pm
by Pete
My Charger went like that.

Not total loss of servo assistance, but a deterioration feeling like a long pedal, and it got noisy.

The servo was faulty - I guess a pin hole in the diaphragm......sorry

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 09 3:57 pm
by db
Yeah, sounds like it Pete.
Zarkin Fargwarts :?

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 09 4:30 pm
by Dave999
Mmm

rebuild kit

sure someone mentioned them on here a while ago.

May have been JohnR

Dave

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 09 6:03 pm
by db
Ooo :)

Mind you, my servo could be off almost anything Chrysler have made in the last 40 years- it's a 2-bolt scrappy job :cry:

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 09 9:25 pm
by charger01
Paul if your not bothered about being stock give Ritchie a shout & he will sort you out with a matching master cyl & peddle box from his scrappy. :idea: He will be at the meet this week. :thumbright:
Got my new one off Neil on here if you are after numbers matching :dontknow:

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 09 8:46 pm
by db
Hmm, numbers matching is a concept long lost to my Truk i'm afraid :oops: The Rover engine ain't very original ;)

Not to mention the Ford F250 springs, Transit shocks, Saab Trans cooler, Rangey Slotmags, Chrysler 383 rad, Chev dayvan seats, etc...