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This
Mustang brake kit is designed to provide a
substantial improvement in stopping power as
compared to the original 9" brakes. All of
the required work to install this kit is
just bolt on.
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Please take
some time to review these instructions and
drawings before beginning the installation
to make the job go smooth and easy.
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1.
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Remove all
of the old components including: rotors,
calipers, caliper brackets and dust shields |
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2.
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Clean all
mounting surfaces on the spindle. |
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3.
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Bolt the
ductile iron or optional aluminum caliper
brackets to the spindle. Note that the caliper
bracket faces away from the steering arm (see
drawing). Please use loctite on the mounting
bolts. |
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4.
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Pack inner
and outer bearings with hi-temp disc brake
grease and install inner bearing and grease seal
in rotor. |
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5.
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Install the
new rotor on spindle, followed by outer bearing,
keyed washer, spindle nut, spindle nut cage,
cotter pin and dust cap. |
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6.
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Next step
is to install calipers. Make sure that bleeder
screws are facing up. |
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7.
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Install new
flex brake lines with new copper sealing washers
on both sides of the 10mm x 1.50 banjo fittings.
Make sure there is enough clearance and slack in
the brake lines, especially under full left and
right turns. |
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8.
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Bleed the
brakes and check to make sure that the rotors
are not dragging excessively (a slight drag is
preferred). By this time, the pedal should be
relatively firm. |
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9.
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If there is
excessive drag, check the following: |
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FREEPLAY -
make sure there is sufficient freeplay in the
master cylinder pushrod, there should be
approximately 1/16". |
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RESIDUAL
VALVE - check to be sure there is no more than a
2 psi residual pressure valve on the front
brakes (including the one built-into the master
cylinder). |
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ALIGNMENT -
caliper must be square to and centered on the
rotor. |
