Any love for a Fiesta

[1962]

The brake performance phenomenon (or lack of), is certainly an issue. It may be feasible to fabricate a pattern but I need an original part 9054278

[matchmaker]

Mr Tidy said:

LanceRS said:

The biggest flaw with these (other than rust), was the brakes. The servo is on the opposite side if the engine bay to the pedal box, connected by a rod across the bulkhead. The problem was that when you pushed the pedal, the bulkhead flexed, pulling the servo across.
Ford actually produced a small brace that bolted the servo to the engine mount and stopped the movement, they just didn’t bother to tell anyone about it. It improved my brakes more than all the other things I did and was the cheapest.

It wasn't a braking problem unique to Ford - my MK1 Golf GTi had the same issue, but with the added bonus of a bulkhead that could get ripped apart by the clutch cable!

But braking was more of an issue with a 110bhp Golf than a 53bhp Fiesta.

And Mk 1 Polos couldn't get a servo at all in RHD!

[LanceRS]

To be honest, the part in the diagram looks more complicated than the part i bought (anyone remember Dagenham Motors in Uxbridge).
Mine genuinely looked like a piece of Mecano. A very simple piece of flat, straight metal, slightly bent at the end and with a bolt hole at each end.
It made the world of difference, totally eradicating the movement of the servo. Well worth fabricating if you can.
I never understood why it wasn’t fitted as standard, it must have cost pence to make.