Re: Disc Brake Conversion Questions?  
Re: Disc Brake Conversion Questions? -- Jerilyn Post Reply Top of thread Maverick Message Board
Posted by: Donnell
12/22/2001, 18:35:48
Hello everyone!
I have some questions about a brake conversion that seems inevitable on my 73 mav. It has been pulling really hard to the left when I brake lately, so I took it to my mechanic to get it looked at. Sure enough he took the drum off and the shoes were cracked right down the middle on both sides of the drum. This has happened on this particular brake before, one time the shoes actually broke off while I was driving. It is obvious that there is a greater amount of pressure on the front left brake than on any of the other brakes. After looking at the brake system my mechanic said that the problem was most likely due to the proportional valve. He said that it is bad and he can not find another to fix it. He suggested that for now we try to unclog the valve, replace the front brake shoes, and begin looking for the parts to do the conversion. Here are my questions. Could the proportional valve cause the pulling of the car and the cracking of the shoe? What is a good price for the disc conversion (with used parts from a donor car his estimate right now is about $600 roughly for parts and labor)? Are there any kits that I could purchase from places like AutoKrafters, J.C. Whitney, etc.? I need some advice since I have no knowledge about this. I figured that eventually I would have to do the conversion. But I was hoping to keep it at bay for a while. So much for that idea. Any suggestions or advice are welcomed. Thank you in advance.
Jeri


Jeri
Hi my name is donnell and I recently done a brake conversion on my 1968 Fairlane and i about to purchase a 1970 Maverick. Your problem is not as costly as you may think. You can use the spindle from a Granada of the same year, You will have to change the upper and lower ball joints to them of the granada. I just happen to work in a parts store and the only thing that you will need to order is the combination valve to keep your back brakes from draging. The combo valve can be gotten for around 90.00 bucks from master power brakes. Everything else you can do yourself or a shop can finish it for you. All in all you might be out of about 300.00 for the whole job. Donnell


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