roddogsbody · Jun 12, 2020

Knees are suffering a bit these days (arthritis). Thinking about a clutch booster, basically a servo that lightens the pedal. Anybody had any experience of the Red Booster types? Do they work, are they worth it?
Many thanks
Rod

Disco1BFG · Jun 12, 2020

roddogsbody said:
Anybody had any experience of the Red Booster types?

Nope. But I did try to get in touch with to see if "it" would fit a D1 ..... and they didn't even reply.....

roddogsbody said:
Do they work

I guess they must do, but have no experience.

roddogsbody said:
are they worth it?

Nope. Not at all IMO - I did it myself, all in for £100

..... even wrote a thread up on here anorl:-

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/servo-assisting-the-clutch-300tdi-r380.301335/

Thor 1950 · Jun 12, 2020

roddogsbody said:
Knees are suffering a bit these days (arthritis). Thinking about a clutch booster, basically a servo that lightens the pedal. Anybody had any experience of the Red Booster types? Do they work, are they worth it?
Many thanks
Rod

I remember a few years ago someone on here installed 1 on a td5 and said it was wonderful. Can't remember who

flat · Jun 12, 2020

Fit an LOF Clutch POWERmaster (or slave depending what defender you have) and assist spring.

I fitted one recently for the same reasons and it’s astounding. I can do the clutch pedal with one finger now!

Total cost about £55

tacr2man · Jun 13, 2020

I have fitted quite a few to landrovers , and earlier landcruisers , just used the mini or mg brake remote booster you can get a kit from HK for about £70 .

Europa486 · Jun 13, 2020

I fitted a standard Lockheed remote servo to my Discovery 200tdi clutch line in 1990,
It made a massive difference to the clutch load,
I also have a 92 Discovery without a servo that became very uncomfortable in heavy traffic to the extent I would
Slip it into low range and just creep along to save my left leg,
I am putting my early Discovery 1 back on the road This year and pleased to say the Lockheed servo is still working fine, And yes it easily fitted in front of the Brake master, can post a pic if anyone is interested,

Disco1BFG · Jun 13, 2020

Europa486 said:
can post a pic if anyone is interested,

Yes!

- all adds to the info on here - wiv my thread, and the threads about the LOF master & slave upgrades - should help anyone with knee problems...

Though, as I've said, mine is auto

, so that problem has gone away - and SWMBO's will be auto soon - she's not using it ATM due being orft work due some virus thingy

Europa486 · Jun 13, 2020

Ok here are a few as well as the fitting instructions,

Gspdad · Jun 14, 2020

I’ve had a Red Booster in my TD5 Defender for about two years now, one of the best mods I’ve had done

lightning · Jun 18, 2020

First of all if your clutch has done 100,000 miles then fitting a new one will make it about 25% lighter.
Second you can fit the £20 clutch assist spring which further lightens the pedal action by about 30%.
After doing both on our Defender TD5 the clutch pedal is now much lighter.

The LOF master/slave cylinders are good but they increase the pedal travel which can be a problem unless the pedal is adjustable, particularly with a new clutch.

neilly · Jun 18, 2020

lightning said:
The LOF master/slave cylinders are good but they increase the pedal travel which can be a problem unless the pedal is adjustable, particularly with a new clutch.

I fitted the LOF master and it was set to the same positions, if there was any difference it was a matter of a few mm.

Cheers

lightning · Jun 18, 2020

It works by increasing the diameter of the piston, so will take more movement of the pedal to operate the clutch.
LOF on their website advise care when fitting one together with a new clutch in Discovery’s.

But, as yours works fine then that’s great. It’s a good idea.

Disco1BFG · Jun 18, 2020

Europa486 said:
Ok here are a few as well as the fitting instructions,

Cheers - Did you look at my thread - Your install and mine ( well, Ok, SWMBO's ) are pretty much identical

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