Hello, I am currently about to buy a 1966 mustang. However the breaks are terrible, it does not have a vacuum booster and has drum brakes all around. can we just buy a vacuum boster or will we need to buy a vacuum booster and new brakes? Is there a way to connect a vacuum booster to the old brakes?
The brake easy change is a unit it is in touch with the brake pedal. once you're foot is off the brake, the change has a button, resting against the brake pedal, and the circuit is open (no capability to brake lights). once you step on the brakes, the spring-loaded button is deployed, which in turn closes a circuit, and shall we capability circulate to the brake lights. once you spot this brake easy change, there are 2 wires related to it. One lead is going to the brake lights, and the different comes from the fuse panel. whilst the ignition easy is on, there is capability going to this twine from the fuse panel. until now changing the brake easy change, verify to ensure it is not a burned out fuse. If fuse is advantageous, use a circuit tester to ensure if the wires premier to the brake easy change is getting capability. If confident, press down on brake pedal to close circuit, then verify if twine premier to brake lights have become capability. The link is a image of a 12-volt circuit tester. in case you have on no account used one, you related the clamp to a stable floor source, and the bulb will illuminate once you touch the probe to a warm powered twine.
No, you can't just add a brake booster to the existing brake system. The manual drum brake master cylinder and proportioning valve are not compatible with power brakes parts. You would have to change out the master cylinder and proportioning valve with power brake versions for drum brakes and get a 4 wheel drum booster and then run the vacuum line from the manifold to the booster. The other thing is you have 4 wheel drum brakes and there was also front disc/rear drum available in both power and manual versions as well so there are actually 4 different brake setups available for your car. It's important to make sure that if you switch over to power brakes that you buy the right booster, master cylinder, and proportioning valve. Some brake lines may need to be switched as well especially near the master cylinder and proportioning valve. You will spend a few hundred dollars on those parts alone plus labor if you pay someone. The better option is to buy an aftermarket power front disc brake kit that will come with all the required parts to do the conversion. It will cost a bit more but you will get better results. There are multiple companies and levels of kits available. If you just want to improve the stock brakes then you wouldn't have to get anything expensive or performance oriented so you could just get the entry level kit.
