Beetle with brake booster

mktchin Learner Dubber

15 posts · joined Sep 2010 · 3 Jan 2011, 11:17 pm

#819608

Hi
I went to see a 1975 Super Beetle today. While looking under the rear bench seat for rust, I found that it had a vacuum assisted servo for the brake system. Has anyone seen this before? It was in the space under seat on the other side of the battery. There was a vacuum hose from the engine bay to the servo.
The Beetle was fine otherwise.
Cheers
Michael

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Jan 2011, 12:57 am

#819613

mktchin wrote:Hi
I went to see a 1975 Super Beetle today. While looking under the rear bench seat for rust, I found that it had a vacuum assisted servo for the brake system. Has anyone seen this before? It was in the space under seat on the other side of the battery. There was a vacuum hose from the engine bay to the servo.
The Beetle was fine otherwise.
Cheers
Michael

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but late model type 2 kombis had brake boosters so, I can't really see the reason why a beetle cannot have a booster..??

LEE

Photos would be great...

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mktchin Learner Dubber

15 posts · joined Sep 2010 · 4 Jan 2011, 7:46 am

#819628

Hi Lee
I didn't take a photo. The car was listed in carsales.com.au.
It is the white 1974 VW 1303 for $6999. No photos of the servo in the ad either.
The car had a very complete engine. All vacuum hoses present, carbon canister, thermostatic bellow.
The servo under the seat put me off though. The guy bought it off a dealer and wasn't using it much.
Cheers
Michael

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9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 4 Jan 2011, 7:58 am

#819629

sounds fine to me. ive got one on my car but its not fitted there.

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 4 Jan 2011, 9:21 am

#819644

If it's under the rear seat it's not going to be a brake booster, they are a part of the master cylinder which is under the fuel tank.

Probably something silly like a cruise control servo or similar

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 4 Jan 2011, 10:04 am

#819659

it probably a vh 40 or 44 remote booster, i wonder if it is on the whole brake circuit, being a dual circuit system you would need two to boost both back and front

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 4 Jan 2011, 12:24 pm

#819679

There couldn't possibly be anyone out there stupid enough to boost only the rear brakes

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 4 Jan 2011, 6:51 pm

#819748

As i said there might be another booster for the front or it could have a single circuit master cylinder

Bugged Casual Dubber

27 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 29 May 2011, 9:52 pm

#843561

vwo60 wrote:As i said there might be another booster for the front or it could have a single circuit master cylinder

sorry i know this is an old thread, it would be illegal to fit a single master cylinder to a 75model vehicle ADR's require a dual master cylinder in case one circuit fails so you don't loose brakes completely.

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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 30 May 2011, 8:03 am

#843593

That does not stop people from doing stupid things like that, it's also illegal to narrow a beam and there's plenty of those around.

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8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 30 May 2011, 8:53 am

#843601

vwo60 wrote:That does not stop people from doing stupid things like that, it's also illegal to narrow a beam and there's plenty of those around.

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