This post is related to my earlier post about if a 71-73 brake booster will bolt straight onto the firewall of a non-boosted drum brake car (the answer from Don of OMS was that it wouldn't without a different pedal and firewall plate).
So I now have a follow-up question: will a master cylinder (minus the booster) off a disc brake car fit on a drum brake without modification??
Once again to explain why I'm asking this - I'm thinking of putting a disc brake set-up on my car from an Australian Falcon which I know without doubt will bolt straight on. Rather than tracking down and installing a new pedal, firewall plate and factory brake booster I was thinking of getting my brake guy to install an in-line booster. However, a knowledgeable bloke on the Aussie Mustang forum pointed out that the drum master cylinder contains "a residual pressure valve in the drum circuits to hold line pressure", and that a disc brake master cylinder is needed because it doesn't have the pressure valve.
So if I remove the drum master cylinder, will a disc master cylinder without the booster connect up the same?
So I now have a follow-up question: will a master cylinder (minus the booster) off a disc brake car fit on a drum brake without modification??
Once again to explain why I'm asking this - I'm thinking of putting a disc brake set-up on my car from an Australian Falcon which I know without doubt will bolt straight on. Rather than tracking down and installing a new pedal, firewall plate and factory brake booster I was thinking of getting my brake guy to install an in-line booster. However, a knowledgeable bloke on the Aussie Mustang forum pointed out that the drum master cylinder contains "a residual pressure valve in the drum circuits to hold line pressure", and that a disc brake master cylinder is needed because it doesn't have the pressure valve.
So if I remove the drum master cylinder, will a disc master cylinder without the booster connect up the same?
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