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PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:12 pm

Well, servo on my GTV6 is dead, and my question is, can I swap servo from 75/Milano? Are they the same? Will it be a bolt-on install? How much would such part cost? Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Pete

PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:23 am

C'mon guys I can't believe you don't know the answer...

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:16 am

You mean the brake booster?

David · Post by **David** » Tue May 09, 2006 2:32 pm

Pete,

If you do mean the brake booster, Two I have, one from a GTV6 and one from a 75 look identical, same part number. See photos below.

The GTV6 booster came from an accident damaged car and one mounting bolt is missing.

David

PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:13 am

Great guys! Thanks! That's exactly it! Sorry for the word term "servo" which might have been misleading, I just thought that since it's certainly not a Polish word, and as it is with most of automotive vocabulary, it has to be derived from English

Do you think that brake booster can be rebuild? Or I should better look for new one?

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:37 am

We call it the same thing in Swedish.

The 4-cyl booster looks much flatter and has a bigger diameter on the 75.
Get a new (or good used) one.

PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:21 pm

Yesterday, I talked to a nice guy which apperaed to be an alfisti with quite serious alfa collection, he has offered me such servo for circa 35 Euros. Quite decent price I think.

OT,

Mats,
And as far as linguistic similarities are concerned know it's the same thing with such words like "kula", or "smak"

PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Mon May 29, 2006 3:23 am

Well it's me again. Fitted the new servo and the difference is minimal. I know that stock gtv6 brakes are not Tarox 12 piston brake kit, but it should be much sharper. Do you have any suggestions what may be the issue?

PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:34 pm

I'm counting on you lads...

Greg Gordon · Post by **Greg Gordon** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:00 pm

The stock brakes on the GTV6 should work very very well. If not, start by looking at the check valve on the driver's side of the intake plenum. If it's not functioning correctly you won't get much power assist. Of course the vacuum line from the boost to the check vavle has to be good, and the engine has to be generating enough vacuum at idle.
If all of these things are ok, and the booster is functional, it's a caliper/pad/adjustment issue.

PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:56 am

Thanks Greg! I'll try.The symptoms are that the brakes are very spongy, and it really requires a great deal of force pressing the brake pedal to slow the car down, can some air leaks of the hose be responsible for this?

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:24 am

I'll take a wild guess and say you brake hoses have never been changed. I changed them on my 75 when I bought it and i made a HUGE difference (quite cheap too).

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:56 pm

I agree with Mats, look at your hoses. I've seen a hose that looked like it had swallowed a whole egg when you pushed the brake pedal hard. Pedal felt kinda spongy

Wasn't on my car !!

PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:31 am

Checked the the vacuum hose and brake hoses - they're ok. Guess I have to surrender and visit the mechanic

Damn, and I hoped to save some money... Anyway, thank you all.

Need new servo...