Bob's Resource Website (2007)
Studebaker rear Disk Brakes



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The 85 Cadillac
Seville rear components
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Comparison of pad sizes
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Calipers
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Steel-Tech Brackets
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Steel-Tech Components
(not axle)

NOTE: If you are using Cadillac ElDorado rear calipers there are some important things you should know.
One of the biggest advantages of a disc brake system is the fool proof self adjuster. Not so with this rear GM system. The rear calipers adjust off the parking brake. The parking brake is incorporated into the caliper. You must set the parking brake every time you park the car. The rear caliper pistons utilize a one way clutch inside the caliper piston. When the parking brake is applied the clutch senses when there is .030" or more clearance between the friction material and the rotor on the inboard side. When there is more than .030" the clutch turns inside the piston adjusting it out keeping the rear brakes adjusted. If you do not set your parking brake every time you will start to lose brake pedal (low and spongy) and the adjuster mechanism will not work any longer. Also: never use rebuilt calipers on the rear because the rebuilders use the old pistons and the pistons were the reason the caliper failed in the first place.