An ode to PB Blaster

[mystiquevltwin]

Dear PB Blaster,
You are the best. You make bolts on my 11 year old car come off easy and you save angry Kevin from coming out of his hole.

Love,
Kevin

Just swapped my drum brakes for some discs...finally after them sitting in a corner for a year and a half. Not that hard of a job really and Im glad I finally have 4 wheel discs...mmmm

 

[zorrex]

Did you eliminate the pressure reducer valves or did you keep them?

 

[mystiquevltwin]

I left it on.

 

[zorrex]

I left it on.

OK, just curious :laugh:

 

[mystiquevltwin]

haha...whats up? Should I have taken them off?

 

[zorrex]

haha...whats up? Should I have taken them off?

Well I suppose it doesn't matter. Disc brakes require more force than drum brakes. I still have the reducer valves on my car, but it still brakes fine.

 

[mystiquevltwin]

Well I suppose it doesn't matter. Disc brakes require more force than drum brakes. I still have the reducer valves on my car, but it still brakes fine.

Yeah...they still brake pretty well. I did read that there was a recall on the reducer a few years back but we'll see lol

 

[zorrex]

Yeah...they still brake pretty well. I did read that there was a recall on the reducer a few years back but we'll see lol

Really? For what?

 

[mystiquevltwin]

250,000 1996-98 Contour/Mystique - Pressure conscious reducing valve (PCRV) in rear brakes corrodes (00V-075).

http://www.autosafety.org/mercury-mystique

Its at the very bottom in "Other"

It was only a 2 year thing, but who knows what year the brakes are...

 

[zorrex]

Interesting. I'm willing to wager that was for the cars that had the reducer valves in the rear wheel wells. Mine are located directly beneath the reservoir. There was a switchover somewhere between early 96 and late 96 I believe.

 

[mystiquevltwin]

mmmm...discs

and soon to come....

 

[CollinsPC]

Nice job on the disks.

What no color on the calipers :shrug::laugh:

 

[getsum111]

Kevin, nice job. So when do we drop it? :laugh:

 

[mystiquevltwin]

Kevin, nice job. So when do we drop it? :laugh:

Shes being dropped as we speak...:laugh:

I can't wait to see how she handles.

 

[getsum111]

You'll love it. :laugh: