Master cylinder install

[281pony]

my brake pedal has always felt horrible in my car. it is not firm at all like every other car i drive, its really soft feeling and doesnt even really start stopping the car until past halfway compressed. barely enough pressure is applied to just hold the car in place before halfway compressed. also when the car is shut off, sometimes the pedal wont even move until its started.

ive been putting off getting a new mc for awhile with my brakes, but i finally bought one yesterday. its the 93 cobra mc i believe from the 2300 kits ford sells.

i have 13" front cobra brakes, and 11.35" rear brakes. stock mc and booster right now. supposivly this is made just for that setup so im hoping it fixes my brakes.

anyways, ill be installing it myself. is there anything i should specifically do/avoid while replacing it or is it as straight forward as it looks? will the brakes need to be bled afterwards? any gaskets? havent done alot of work with brakes.

thanks

 

[nosmatt]

THE 93 COBRA MC is not from the 2300k kit. it uses an svo mc..

i use the 93 cobra with a 2300k, and you will still have braking that requires some effort. will not be able to lock the brakes either...I like it that way....


now, how did you use a stock mc with a cobra brake setup????????

 

[281pony]

i pieced the brakes together after i got the car for the front. sn95 front spindles, brackets, ect. it had basic 5-lug disc before.

i didnt say i had a cobra brake kit so its pretty easy to not change the mc. especially since it was converted before i got the car.

 

[281pony]

This is THE master cylinder to use on your 1979-1993 Mustang 4-wheel disc brake conversions, these are brand new (NOS) obsolete Ford D9AZ-2140-A master cylinders with 1" bore as originally used in the Ford Racing -C and -F brake kits and by Saleen, very limited quantity available!!!

that is what i bought for an MC

 

[nosmatt]

ok......well, the unit pictured in not from a 93 cobra. although it does share the bore size with it. the threads are sae, and a it has no provision for low brake fluid sensor.

what booster do you have? that will likely make a bigger difference.

 

[281pony]

its all stock.

i expect that will help somewhat. about my question though, is the install just straight forward or is there anything other then the mc itself i should buy?

 

[Shakerhood]

You might want to upgrade your brake booster while you are at it, although I am not sure what would work with that M/C you bought.

 

[2000xp8]

If you have the stock Master cylinder now, it is NOT a straight foward install.

I used a MC off of a 93 cobra and it is nothing like that one in the pic.
I'd also make sure to get one that has the low fluid sensor. You don't want the system running low on fluid, and not being able to tell.

You must convert the current brake line setup from 3 port to 2 port, disable the stock proportianing valve, and then add your own proportianing valve to the system.