How Do I Flush the Brake System on a 1999 Cougar? Taken on its own merits, the eighth-generation Cougar was a fine little car; it's just the context that found it setting the wrong -- front -- paw on American soil. In its time, Cougar loyalists decried this car as yet another attempt to replace a great V-8, Fox-body rear-driver with a tiny, four-cylinder compact. After all, Ford had planned to do just that with the Mustang a few years prior, until enthusiasts rioted and they renamed the Mustang's potential replacement the Probe. But that wasn't exactly the case this time; the chassis that underpinned the previous Cougar had just run out of time, and Mercury's well-intended plan to save the Cougar badge landed it a fine little car that just wouldn't sell. Things You'll Need: Floor jack Jack stands Brake cleaner Penetrating lubricant Rags Line wrench set Clear tubing Catch jar Fresh DOT 3 brake fluid Assistant Instructions Park the Couga
