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Find the center console cover and remove it by pressing the release levers on the sides and pulling up on it. This is located between the front passengers seat and the drivers seat.

Lift up the parking brake handle four clicks.

Find the adjuster nut at the end of the cable rod. Loosen the nut with the pliers but take care that the nut doesnt fall off.

Lower the parking brake lever all the way. Turn the nut with the pliers until it is very close to the parking brake handle.

Lift up the parking brake handle to its highest position, then lower it all the way to the lowest position. Do this four times. This will set the brake adjustment.

Put the center console cover back in place.

Test the parking brake adjustment by positioning the vehicle on a downward facing slope and try to hold the Mustang in place using only the parking brake. If it holds the vehicle in place, then you have done the adjustment correctly.

Park the car on a level surface with the steering wheel pointed straight ahead and level. Apply the parking brake and secure the front wheels with wheel chocks wedged in front of and behind the wheels.

Attach the camber gauge to the front wheel following the instructions supplied with the gauge set. This varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and you should do it according to the manufacturers instructions to prevent damage to the gauge or wheel.

Locate the camber adjustment point on the upper strut mount. In the 1988 Mustang, this is on top of the strut towers on either side of the engine compartment. The strut mount plate is bolted to the strut tower and the adjuster is pop-riveted to the strut tower.

Remove the pop rivet by drilling the head off the rivet, using a 1/4-inch drill bit, and pushing the body of the rivet through the strut tower using a center punch. An alternative method is to cut the rivet head off with a hammer and chisel before pushing the rivet through the tower.

Place a floor jack under the front lower control arm and lift the wheel slightly off the ground. Using a wrench, loosen the three 15-mm nuts that attach the mount to the tower.

Insert a pry bar between the strut tower and the mount and pry the mount, in the direction necessary, to adjust the camber. Move the mount until the camber gauge shows .5 degrees +/- .25 negative camber. Tighten the strut tower nuts and lower the car to the ground. Repeat the process for the opposite side of the car.

Lower the floor jack and bounce the front of the car to settle the chassis. Recheck the camber reading with the car on the ground. Readjust the camber as necessary until the camber readings on both sides are within specifications and within .5 degrees camber of each other.

Disconnect the cable from the negative terminal of the Mustangs battery with a socket wrench. Detach the electrical connector from the ABS control module. The ABS control module is a small, box-shaped component that sits on top of the HCU in the engine compartment. The traction control module, or ABS control module, determines the braking force to apply to each wheel in order to minimize the loss of traction.

Remove the brake lines from the HCU with a socket wrench. Plug the open ends of the brake lines with shop rags to prevent brake fluid from leaking out of the brake lines.

Remove the nuts that attach the HCU to its bracket with a socket wrench, and detach the HCU from its bracket. Detach the electrical connector from the brake pump motor.

Disconnect the mounting screws from the ABS control module with traction control by using a socket wrench. Separate the ABS control module from the HCU.

Mount the new ABS control module with traction control to the HCU. Fasten the mounting screws for the ABS control module with a socket wrench. Connect the electrical connector for the brake motor pump.

Mount the HCU to its bracket, and tighten the bracket nuts to 13 foot-pounds with a torque wrench. Remove the shop rags from the open brake lines, and attach the brake lines to the HCU. Tighten the fittings for the brake lines to 14 foot-pounds with a torque wrench.

Attach the electrical connector for the ABS control module. Connect the battery cable to the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench.

Scrub away all rust with a scrubbing pad or steel wool pad.

Put on work gloves before handing the acidic rust remover. Place a large amount of rust remover onto a steel wool pad and then rub the remover into the rust on the Mustang.

Allow the rust remover to dissolve the rust for 10 to 15 minutes.

Wipe off the rust with a rag or paper towels.

Paint automotive primer onto the rusted areas using a paint brush. The primer is rust-proof and protects the Mustang from rust formation. Allow primer to dry.

Repaint the rusted areas with touch-up paint if necessary. Let the paint dry.