Vacuum take-off for Servo

^^^I looked into this, along with the possibility of fitting a remote servo with electric vac pump, so I wouldn't have to change the original M/Cyl or pushrod and have the mounting plate welded to the beam....
It'd work out roughly the same price as fitting a new 'bespoke' servo...the main advantage being I could sling a remote wherever, the main drawback being yet another draw on the woeful stock charging system....swings and roundabouts

 

T25 one is not electric but mechanical and runs off cam I think.

 

Would be very odd if it was electric.

 

You can buy electric vacuum servo pumps.

 

But why introduce another thing to go wrong?

Brazilian servo's are cheap and have somewhere VW designed to put them where they don't foul all the pipes and cables under there, even if you do have to replace the m/c and weld a bracket on. Of course you can fit a remote one, but there's less room under there than you'd think and unless you get a dual remote servo, you'd only have assistance on the front brakes due to the plumbing. Dual ones are expensive and chunky. The design for the standard installation has already been done by VW, so if you do it like they did, it all fits in rather neatly. I rest my case m'lord.

 

This was the conclusion i arrived at....less hassle all round

 

I've done a few including my own, it's quite straightforward, particularly if you already have a suitable manifold take-off.

 

Thanks Guys

Brazilian servo now fitted, the final job is to sort out the vacuum.

The electric vacuum pump sounds very interesting, certainly would save taking off the inlet manifold to have a stub fitted.

Did a quick search on EBay and see VW use electric pumps on certain models (e.g. Passat).

If anyone has done this, what is the best pump to use and any problems fitting an electric pump to a T2?

Presumably they only work on demand and therefore not a huge demand on the electrics and the pump can be fitted as close to the servo as possible.

Probably not as full proof as a take-off on the inlet manifold but I would image very reliable.

Thanks.

Phil

 

All depends if its an engine out job to remove the inlet manifold.
I can just remove the fanhousing and manifold on mine as theres the hatch in the boot floor from when it was 1700 T4 powered.