Well its finally coming down to it, the electric brakes on my 92 titanium sc have failed, the previous owner operated it with a bad accumulator and it has now shot the pump. I tried swapping it with one of my spare assemblies but its pump is shot too. So now im looking to swap in manual brakes.
I had an old 92 5.0 tbird parts car i took a known good booster from. Even with the engine out of the car I fought with the booster for 30 minutes trying to pull it out and when I finally got it the center piece broke. I further broke it trying to install it in my SC. I tried to get one from the parts store but theyre all special order. The only way i can see it being removed or installed is with a vac pump and vice grips locking the shaft collapsed.
As for a master i went to autozone and bought one for a 93 crown vic when i got it home i realized its the exact same as the master on the 92 tbird except all the ports are accessible. Anyway, it didnt come with a reservior so i went to pull a part to look, found a 91 vic and snatched the master with it as well as a spare reservior just in case. The 91 master was the only 3 port master there out of a total of seventeen 91-95 crown vics they had!!!! I did manage to snatch a few of the port adapters from various town cars marquis and the sort.
Anyway for anyone doing this swap i have a word of advice. The main power harness wiring needs to be pulled forward and zip tied. If it is not there is not enough clearance for the booster to go in fully. I have attached a pictorial where you can see i have it zip tied to the strut mount washer.
Also FYI, cut the mat out around the new hole for the booster, if you dont the nut isnt strong enough to pop it out even if u cut it all the way through on the inside.
I had an old 92 5.0 tbird parts car i took a known good booster from. Even with the engine out of the car I fought with the booster for 30 minutes trying to pull it out and when I finally got it the center piece broke. I further broke it trying to install it in my SC. I tried to get one from the parts store but theyre all special order. The only way i can see it being removed or installed is with a vac pump and vice grips locking the shaft collapsed.
As for a master i went to autozone and bought one for a 93 crown vic when i got it home i realized its the exact same as the master on the 92 tbird except all the ports are accessible. Anyway, it didnt come with a reservior so i went to pull a part to look, found a 91 vic and snatched the master with it as well as a spare reservior just in case. The 91 master was the only 3 port master there out of a total of seventeen 91-95 crown vics they had!!!! I did manage to snatch a few of the port adapters from various town cars marquis and the sort.
Anyway for anyone doing this swap i have a word of advice. The main power harness wiring needs to be pulled forward and zip tied. If it is not there is not enough clearance for the booster to go in fully. I have attached a pictorial where you can see i have it zip tied to the strut mount washer.
Also FYI, cut the mat out around the new hole for the booster, if you dont the nut isnt strong enough to pop it out even if u cut it all the way through on the inside.