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richard crow · 08-23-2016, 07:46 PM

1951 mercury has any one installed a power brake that mounts under the car with a 7" booster does it work well

john stimac · 08-23-2016, 11:00 PM

I did, they did not work well. I had to install a reserve vacumn tank and a 8" booster to get them to work properly

51 MERC-CT · 08-24-2016, 06:26 AM

Yes, I installed the under floor 7" booster and dual master setup utilizing the original drum brakes. Worked well and there is adequate vacuum.
I later converted to front disc brakes and that made the system even better.
Go here to view front disc installation ---

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...lation.349439/

51 MERC-CT · 08-24-2016, 06:44 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by john stimac

I did, they did not work well. I had to install a reserve vacumn tank and a 8" booster to get them to work properly

What did you use as a vacuum source?

08-23-2016, 07:46 PM	#1
richard crow Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,770	1951 mercury brakes 1951 mercury has any one installed a power brake that mounts under the car with a 7" booster does it work well

08-23-2016, 11:00 PM	#2
john stimac Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake Havasu City Posts: 100	Re: 1951 mercury brakes I did, they did not work well. I had to install a reserve vacumn tank and a 8" booster to get them to work properly

08-24-2016, 06:26 AM	#3
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: 1951 mercury brakes Yes, I installed the under floor 7" booster and dual master setup utilizing the original drum brakes. Worked well and there is adequate vacuum. I later converted to front disc brakes and that made the system even better. Go here to view front disc installation --- http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...lation.349439/ __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES