Early 90 brakes

My brakes are still shocking
I have the large rear brake balancer on chassis rail.
My question is I believe this Is faulty can I remove it as it looks like later landrovers do not have this fitted.

as in the chassis rail in the engine bay or at the rear of the car?

what are you on front disc and rear drums?

Pre 1990-ish it should be drums on the back, with a splitter in the engine bay. This just splits the front IIRC. There are separate lines from the master for the front and back. There is another splitter on the rear axle.

Sorry for vague post.
It's a 1986 v8 90.
All original it has a g-valve I think on chassis rail. Drums on back solid early discs on front.
I've changed servo, brake pads and shoes master cylinder and rear wheel cylinders.
Drove it and readjusted rear brakes.
It's just horrible to try and stop I'm using all my strength on brake pedal.
Ive had other early 90's never like this.
I used branded pads and shoes.
It's got new rear drums as well.
I bled them multiple times getting ****ed off with it now.

Is it an original V8 or engine replacement ? Remember most of the braking is done by the front wheels, are all calliper pistons free and working? Is there vacuum for the servo ?

Another one here for vacuum being low

Original v8.
It's got a new servo.
When I start it with my foot on pedal the pedal does go down more.
And with engine off I can hear it release.
One question should i have a one way valve inline or is that in the servo where hose connects

I rebuilt calipers and they were free.
It brakes straight theres no pull to one side or other

One way valve to the servo so the vacuum can’t go back towards the engine.

Is the MC push rod adjusted right? There is a specific clearance. I can’t remember if but it’s in the workshop manual

The g valve is unlikely to go
Wrong, it’s literally a ball that rolls forward under hard braking and shuts off the rear circuit so you don’t spin by locking up the rears.

If pedal is hard there is either a vacuum problem or a calliper problem imo

Have you got some one to push the brake pedal while you look carefully at each calliper to watch what it does?

If it's servo the pedal would be hard if soft then I would say master cylinder at fault assuming brake hoses ok but then the pedal travel would be excessive

As flat said, do not remove any limiting valve for the rear brakes, if the back end locks up before the front, the rear end WILL try and overtake the front under heavy braking.

I'll get wheels off and check calipers, pedals hard.
I've got a valve I can fit.
The engines running well so I doubt I've got vacuum leak.
This had been a problem since I rebuilt landy.
I'm tempted to replace discs and calipers for later vented 110 ones.
It spoils the truck.

Vented wont make a difference they just run cooler under excessive use, I have solid discs with the old 110 CSW calipers (bigger ones) and it literally stands on its nose so yours should stop no problem

Yeah pedals hard.
I've just replaced the master cylinder which made no difference

Could have squashed a pipe somewhere

Calipers are the early ones with the tabs on.
Like I said my last early 90 just stopped never thought about brakes

I replaced all brake lines and hoses.
I'm sure I havent crushed any pipes.
Servo seems culprit then maybe.
It bled through to all brakes no problem

I have a Jago Jeep with no servo and it takes a hell of a lot of pressure on the brake pedal to stop when you are used to landy with servo so maybe problem with servo/vacuum

It does point to that.
Brakes all work as it was like that at last mot and it passed I think he was pressing hard!
I might get another servo.
That one was brand new.
I remember there were diffrent sizes anyone know what's correct one.

Is the servo filter blocked, just a thought (little one at back usually)