cadillac rear brakes

i installed the "cadillac" rear disk calipers that have the built-in e-brake. i completed the setup with a lokar handle.

the problem is that the e-brake doesn't work too well even all the way up. when i installed the cables, all i did was make sure they were "hand tight" as far as resistance against the spring. also, the rear brakes don't seem to be performing well. they have enough pressure to keep the rust off the discs, but they aren't near as shiny as the fronts.

are these two issues part of the same problem? do i not have enough tension in my e-brake cable at rest? how do you know how much you need?

seems like when i decided to get them a couple years ago, i read where you had to have the e-brake set right for the discs to work properly.


anyone have any experience with them?

hmmmmm.....mid 80's, i'd say. i'd have to dig up the receipt to know for sure.

As I remember........

Eldo calipers have a funky adjustment. I think that it is activated by engaging the emergency brake.....so you gotta do this a bunch of times if you didnt set the pad clearance before you installed the caliper.......I will try to find more specifics....until then pull/release the ebrake twenty times and see if it gets better!!!!

Mike in Tucson