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mikey5.0

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Whats the deal with NO REAR BRAKES! I did a search on it seems alot of us foxbody guys run into this.Iam having this problem with my 83'; last summer this happened and i never could figure it out. I went out and got a new master cylinder,new wheel cylinders none of that fixed it. Seems at times the rear brakes will work but, not all the time. I have toyed with the going with the 87-93 stuff but, i would like to know why the brakes on the car now refuse to work. Has Anybody on here has ever figured out the no rear brakes problem?

 

vristang

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Could be a number of things.

I recently had the rear seals go out on my 2.3L, which caused the rear drums to be contaminated with dif fluid.


In 96 I paid Ford $1,400 to completely rebuild my Stock Mustang brake system.
I could have bought the 5 lug Cobra disc conversion kit for $1,500.
The stock brakes were shot again in a year.
My point is... the stock stuff simply sucks. Not just performance wise, but in terms of durability as well.

Start looking for some rear disc conversion parts is my recommendation.

jason

 

twolo4u2c2

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IF EVERYTHING IS NEW THAN IT MUST BE A CLOGED BRAKE LINE. COULD BE A PLUGED PROP VALVE AS WELL. TRY BACK FLUSHING THE LINES...UNHOOK ALL CONNECTORS AND RUN CLEAN FLUID THRU THE LINES.

 

Aryan15

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I fought the same thing for awhile. Turned out I bought a bad master cylinder. But I did replace the prop. valve, installed a adjustable prop. valve, and braided lines. It helped a lot. Good luck.

 

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mikey5.0

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But they say the prop valves never go bad?? My dad thinks this as well.

 

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mikey5.0 said:

But they say the prop valves never go bad?? My dad thinks this as well.

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Not true. Sometimes the lever that controls the fluid going through can get seized, maybe check that out.

 

twolo4u2c2

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when i pulled mine apart to gut it when i did the 5 lug it was full or crap. I sure it was constricting fluid.