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dean333 · 01-16-2025, 06:10 AM

I have the kit from POL. I just found out my Monterey has dropped spindles. Has anyone had issue with the brake hoses being too short to route behind the king pin due to the dropped spindle support? I watched a YouTube video of the kit being installed on a 53 Ford and he had to grind the area of the caliper where the brake hose connects to allow the hose to swing forward and get more room to route behind the king pin. Its at 22:08 of the video.

The shop manual doesn’t describe any subtle differences, if any, between 53 Ford and Mercury brake systems.

dean333 · 01-16-2025, 06:13 AM

Here’s the video. The installer also had a few other issues with supplied caliper brackets not quite fitting right, had to do some grinding for clearance at the dropped spindle support. The Tech Support at POL had no idea.

https://youtu.be/pBdAN2vhE6M

dean333 · 01-19-2025, 10:10 AM

No one??

glennpm · 01-19-2025, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by dean333

No one??

You'll probably have better luck on HAMB

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...l-hot-rods.57/

dean333 · 01-19-2025, 11:57 AM

Too many pop ups before I even get to login on the Hamb. Forgot my password and there’s no direction to fix the problem.

glennpm · 01-19-2025, 12:54 PM

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01-16-2025, 06:10 AM	#1
dean333 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Shorewood Illinois Posts: 1,041	53 Mercury front disc brake conversion. I have the kit from POL. I just found out my Monterey has dropped spindles. Has anyone had issue with the brake hoses being too short to route behind the king pin due to the dropped spindle support? I watched a YouTube video of the kit being installed on a 53 Ford and he had to grind the area of the caliper where the brake hose connects to allow the hose to swing forward and get more room to route behind the king pin. Its at 22:08 of the video. The shop manual doesn’t describe any subtle differences, if any, between 53 Ford and Mercury brake systems. __________________ Tim Carlig Last edited by dean333; 01-16-2025 at 06:31 AM.

01-16-2025, 06:13 AM	#2
dean333 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Shorewood Illinois Posts: 1,041	Re: 53 Mercury front disc brake conversion. Here’s the video. The installer also had a few other issues with supplied caliper brackets not quite fitting right, had to do some grinding for clearance at the dropped spindle support. The Tech Support at POL had no idea. https://youtu.be/pBdAN2vhE6M __________________ Tim Carlig Last edited by dean333; 01-16-2025 at 06:18 AM.

01-19-2025, 10:10 AM	#3
dean333 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Shorewood Illinois Posts: 1,041	Re: 53 Mercury front disc brake conversion. No one?? __________________ Tim Carlig

01-19-2025, 11:57 AM	#5
dean333 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Shorewood Illinois Posts: 1,041	Re: 53 Mercury front disc brake conversion. Too many pop ups before I even get to login on the Hamb. Forgot my password and there’s no direction to fix the problem. __________________ Tim Carlig

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