Thread: How do you determine who's disc brake conversion you have?

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Glad I could point you down the lane-------------

Sounds like you won.

One last little trick....although it's probably a little late for this project

I keep a couple of the paint pens in my tool box. On something like this I'd write the part number or application somewhere on the part (like on the inside edge of the hat or on the inside or outside of the mounting flange). That way down the road your not spending 1/2 a day trying to figure out where you wrote the info down.

By the way how about a picture and a little information on the truck your working on. The picture you show of the rear end under the truck make me wonder that the outside of it looks like ....and WE LIKE PICTURES LOL

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Good to hear you made it work and nice that you reported back. That doesn't happen very often.

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Glad I could point you down the lane-------------

Yes Sir and thanks!

Originally Posted by Mike P

Sounds like you won.

One last little trick....although it's probably a little late for this project

I keep a couple of the paint pens in my tool box. On something like this I'd write the part number or application somewhere on the part (like on the inside edge of the hat or on the inside or outside of the mounting flange). That way down the road your not spending 1/2 a day trying to figure out where you wrote the info down.

By the way how about a picture and a little information on the truck your working on. The picture you show of the rear end under the truck make me wonder that the outside of it looks like ....and WE LIKE PICTURES LOL

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1946 Studebaker M5 with a 383, Streetfighter T350 and can't wait to get it back on the road.

Wow!
Cool truck!

Sweet looking ride

All steel from end to end.

Very nice truck!

I am not done with the brakes yet. I got side tracked finding and installing a new 3rd member and now back to the brakes.

What I have for rear disc brakes:
"old" Calipers and new pads are 77 to 80 Lincoln Versailles and the new rotors I bought and drilled are 78 Lincoln Mark V.

I rented a tool from Autozone and attempted to screw the piston in. It would not budge so it's either froze or already bottomed out. With new pads installed and the piston fully seated I cannot get the new rotors to slide between the pads on either side.

This is what I feel like right now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YR1iMXh7Nc

I took the caliper off and there is what looks like an emerg brake attachment where a bracket would have gone. I turned the piston in both directions using the special tool from Autozone and it made no difference. Piston wouldn't budge either in or out. I am not familiar with this style of caliper and do not know what normal operation is. Off of the car should the piston turn freely in or out?

Is it possible to just do away with this type of caliper and brackets? Can I just cut the old Versailles bracket off of the axle without messing with the bearing and then install a new more user friendly and parts friendly disc brake kit?

That bracket is what holds the axle in the housing-do some studing of how the system works-you seem to be lost from day one on this and I wish I was there to straighten it out---------Maybe a good idea would be for you to buy a set of rebuild loaded calipers-------come with the pads installed and the parking brake rebuilt also----

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

That bracket is what holds the axle in the housing-do some studing of how the system works-you seem to be lost from day one on this and I wish I was there to straighten it out---------Maybe a good idea would be for you to buy a set of rebuild loaded calipers-------come with the pads installed and the parking brake rebuilt also----

Sir,

I could not find a whole lot of information on the web about these 40+ year brake systems and usually exhaust all searches before coming to sites like this. Lost in this particular instance would be an accurate statement however, especially in a truck I didn't build and no previous owner around to ask what he did. As far as cutting off the old bracket, I understand that it holds the axle in the housing and they make bolt on kits that also hold the axles in the housing but use different disc brake calipers and rotors. That would be my last resort option.

I was finally able to get the piston to budge after using a cheater with the tool handle. These calipers are most likely original equipment and the fluid that came out was watery and brownish/red color and looked old anyway. I will take your advice and buy 2 new or remanufactured calipers and see if that will work first. Appreciate the advice.