VH44 remote booster

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VH44 remote booster

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Thought I would fit one to my ute as the wife complains about the pedal effort required to stop the jigger so I trundled up to EKMart as I have had a boxed up one in there for years , unwrapped it and it’s a VH 40 🤬 dug a bit deeper and found 3 more - all VH40’s 🤬🤬🤬
Anyone looking to swap a 40 for a 44 or failing that , anyone selling one or used one of the Ching Chong ones on EBay with any success ???
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I tried one of the Chinese VH44 copies on my FC sedan. Was plagued by a sticking valve in the unit so in frustration i removed it and sent it back to the (ebay) vendor. Mercifully he acknowledged that the valve was a problem and gave me my money back. i bought a "proper" VH44 off Hydroboost and that works fine. Cheers, Fraze
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Don't know about the Chinese ones, other than how cheap they are.

I wonder about the difference between the two. I'm sure I put a VH40 on my wifes stock FC years ago and worked fine. I've known cars running discs with no booster successfully. I wonder if the VH44 would do the trick for the HR disc conversion on my ute. Would save me setting up different brackets in the engine bay if it did.

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Clay,

VH44 is a little underboosted for front discs. You end up having slightly more pedal effort than with a standard drum setup. VH40 is the go. And you can adapt the VH44 brackets to take a VH40 by adding a little metal here and there.

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Thanks Rob.
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Dumb question #2 , whats stopping me from using a VH40 on a 4 wheel drum setup ?
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Sneeze factor is why a VH40 is not recommended for a 4-wheel drum setup. You'd lock the brakes with a fingertip application of the brake pedal.

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ardiesse wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:31 pm Sneeze factor is why a VH40 is not recommended for a 4-wheel drum setup. You'd lock the brakes with a fingertip application of the brake pedal.

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Guessing that was the problem with my HK sedan back in the day , was talking to Clay about it this morning, if you hit the brakes a TINY bit too hard it would lock the wheels - loads of fun in the wet in Sydney traffic .......
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Looks like I have scored a VH44 from one of our local club members :thumbsup: :thumbsup: cheers Blackdog 8) 8)
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ardiesse wrote:Sneeze factor is why a VH40 is not recommended for a 4-wheel drum setup. You'd lock the brakes with a fingertip application of the brake pedal.

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VH44 is fine Rob - pretty hard to lock them up - that was the one recommended to me by hydroboost and works very well on drums


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Hey Blacky I thought I posted a reply to this yesterday I am pretty sure I have a 44 in the sea container at home that you can have if you like I will have to dig it out to check so just let me know mate.
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FireKraka wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:11 am Hey Blacky I thought I posted a reply to this yesterday I am pretty sure I have a 44 in the sea container at home that you can have if you like I will have to dig it out to check so just let me know mate.
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Cheers mate , a new member who has a ute and lives just around the corner from me - Blackdog - has one he is not using but it has an issue with it - apparently feels "notchy" when used - I will chuck a rebuild kit through it and see how it goes, if it doesn't come good I will give you a call :thumbsup:
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