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Originally Posted by tubman
As an aside, I have a 1951 Ford coupe that, I believe, has essentially the same brake system as this Mercury. In my opinion, my brakes work perfectly and don't require much extra effort. Sure , there is some, but I don't believe that it is excessive. ..
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I agree. I see many comments about updating the brakes on these old Ford/Mercs but I don't see the need. My drums and shoes will lock up the wheels if I want to put enough foot pressure on it. What more could power brakes do? The only possible benefit I could see would be in changing to a dual circuit master cylinder so in the event of a line failure the car would still have some braking.