Master cylinder replacement

Since I started to work on the brakes for my galaxie, should I also replace the master cylinder? I do not have a brake booster, should I buy a booster for my car while I am at it?
I am not sure if it will work since I do not know where the vacuum hose would go..

I have drum all around


thanks...........

If you don't have power brakes already i wouldn't bother with a booster. As for the master cylinder, you could get a new one or you could just wait if it's not leaking and seems to be working well.

Napa and Kragan have a rebuilt MC for like $30 and probably Autozone does also as most of the time they all sell the same one at a dollar or two difference.

if you replace the master-- get one for a 1967 its two chambers --and split the lines to the front and back brakes--
drums all around

if you replace the master-- get one for a 1967 its two chambers --and split the lines to the front and back brakes--
drums all around

So I can ask for a 1967 galaxie500 master(non booster) and just put that puppy in my 66?
I do not have to bend the lines or anything like that?
What does splitting the lines do for the car?


thanks,

Ac

You run the rear brakes to one reservoir of the MC and the front brakes to the other reservoir. I believe the larger of the 2 reservoirs is for the front brakes. This is so if you have a wheel cylinder go out or some other reason for a leak you are only losing the brakes that that line is connected to and it only drains the one reservoir. Unlike the single that you have. You have a fluid leak you lose everything.

I think you will only need a splitter so that you can continue 2 seperate lines to the MC.

thanks for the info...I think I will wait for it to leak before I replace it with a 67 gal MC.