thanks for the advice;

i thought those drums are self adjusting (even my 72 Continental has self adjusters) but I´ll check them for corrosion;

thebrake system and the clutch are connected? so is the clutch hydraulic?
at least till now I thought mine is still manual cuz i had to adjust the linkage / wire once. maybe there´s a lil´ difference between them Mondeos and the Contours / Mystiques?
btw, did they produce Contours with smaller than 2 litre Zetecs at all?