Tiger Brake Servo Video

[at the beach]

Tiger owner Jerry Christopherson has posted a very nice video describing the theory and operation of the Tiger's brake booster. He then gives a great How-To on rebuilding your own booster. In total it runs one hour.

He shared a fact I'd never heard: He said the overhaul manual says that the booster's seals should be replaced every 3 years!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quRJ4_sqMYU

bt
at the beach

 

[0neoffive]

Servo Seals

Tiger owner Jerry Christopherson has posted a very nice video describing the theory and operation of the Tiger's brake booster. He then gives a great How-To on rebuilding your own booster. In total it runs one hour.

He shared a fact I'd never heard: He said the overhaul manual says that the booster's seals should be replaced every 3 years!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quRJ4_sqMYU

bt
at the beach

Having done more than 300 hundred of the little critters over the decades, I can say that certain of the seals do suffer "lip" failures within a few seasons. Factors include mixing incompatible fluids, sitting in storage and dirty/rusty fluids. Flushing the system whenever the fluid looks dark & murky (don't be lazy) is a good way to prolong performance. Once you find fluids in the vacuum hose connection, it's too late.

 

[cobrakidz]

I have 2 in storage, probably the best place for them........I have had so many Tigers without the servo I don't know any better, it stops just fine as is.

 

[Warren]

Great post

I too have two in the pile waiting a rebuild. One of the things my P.O. has done was to install a Lockheed I think from Victoria British. As I lurk around my car at events, I have overheard a bunch of Brit car guys say , wrong one but at least they work.

Indeed it does as when the car with a wired open manual choke carby stalls on the way down my big hill I'm glad the seat is not fully reclined so I can do the leg press as I coast down in El Cheapo overdrive, I mean neutral.

Call me a wuss but I prefer a drive not a work out, or else I would also practice parking the car.

 

[slypops]

Love good brakes!!

Michael Eisenberg at Meaco Motorsports,near Torrance I believe, maintained the brakes for years on 982. They work flawlessly with very little pressure and only about 1 inch movement till all four are locked down. Like all quality work bring the check book, wide open. Most work was done over 3 years ago, so according to the video, it may be my time to see just what it's like to have a VERY poor man's Cobra!

 

[P. Scofield]

I have 2 in storage, probably the best place for them........I have had so many Tigers without the servo I don't know any better, it stops just fine as is.

I've never driven an Alpine or Tiger that stoped as nice, or had as good of brake feel without the booster, as those that do. I have always rebuilt mine. Plus, I just likes the looks of them under the bonet.