Mk1 Diesel - couple of problems

**Brom** · 04-05-2008, 04:23 PM

Hi all,
I've spent a couple of months trying to find an early golf diesel. And got nearly nowhere. So when instead i managed to find a '80 model in melbourne two weekends back and picked it up for $700 off a vw mechanics who kept a couple mk1's at home for his own projects.

He had just done an engine reco and it drove home amazing! But the brakes are bad and the body has some surface rust and bad homejob paint. But no structural rust. Overall i think its a solid purchase.

I was intending on putting a years rego on it and then thinking about a body transplant into a two door or cabrio? But maybe I should do this sooner rather than wasting time on little niggles in this car. I've never done an engine swap, but i'd give it a go.

But today i got around to looking at the brakes. For some reason the front calipers are always tight on the disks making it a noisy 12 hour trip home. And there's very little power through the pedal. My manual indicates either master cylinder or servo problems, so i managed to pick up a brand new servo to start with. It was sold as a mk1 servo but as ive noticed now the old one (Right) is off, is that this new one (left) is quite larger (all the bolts have the same spacing) but worse is that the inlet for the vacuum line is female rather than male on the old one. Does anybody know of a solution or have i just been given the wrong part?

**Preen59** · 04-05-2008, 05:48 PM

Looks like you've been given a mk2 booster there dude.

You can use it but you'll have to get a fitting to put in with a male tail on it.

Where did you get it? Take it back to them and ask for the right one if you want.

Take a pic with that plug removed so we can see how the vac line is fitted.

**Peter Jones** · 04-05-2008, 06:06 PM

Just pop down to a wreckers and grab the pastic Barb hose fitting off a Camira or some thing. You might even find one with a one way valve in it , Commodores use this style from memory.

Pete

**Brom** · 04-05-2008, 07:04 PM

thanks for the help;
this is with the cap removed. There's a rubber grommit which i'm guessing the vac hose would have some attatchment to sit in. I bought this online so will try and sort out an exchange/refund, otherwise visit the wrecker.

Also i tried getting a replacement o-ring for the seal between the servo and the master from teh suppliers i used when i had the beetle, but was told its only sold with the master cylinder which is kind of ridiculous. Still it shouldn't take much to find something that will fit.

Thanks again

**Preen59** · 04-05-2008, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Brom

thanks for the help;
this is with the cap removed. There's a rubber grommit which i'm guessing the vac hose would have some attatchment to sit in. I bought this online so will try and sort out an exchange/refund, otherwise visit the wrecker.

Also i tried getting a replacement o-ring for the seal between the servo and the master from teh suppliers i used when i had the beetle, but was told its only sold with the master cylinder which is kind of ridiculous. Still it shouldn't take much to find something that will fit.

Thanks again

Go to a bearing service shop or similar with the o-ring and ask them for one. it'll cost you like a buck.