Reducing the effectiveness of a brake servo

[Greystone]

Hi All,

After a break for an engine rebuild, I took my Rover Tomcat to Lydden for the BARC Tintops races last Sunday. Due to various problems I only managed practise but there is another issue that I need to address.

I am finding it all too easy to lock the brakes at almost any speed. This may well be due to incompetence but I am sure that part of the problem is the excessive servo assistance in the braking system, meaning that with the light pedal pressures required there is not a lot of feel as to what is happening at the other end. Having to run on road tyres (Toyo R888s) obviously does not help and the Tomcat is definitely not short of braking power.

One option, obviously, is to try it with the servo disconnected but the result of this may well be that it puts the fear of god up me.

Does anyone have any experience with ways of varying the amount of assistance provided by a brake servo? All suggestions welcome.

Many thanks

Andrew Cherry