Rear Brake Calipers - Lincoln Versailles

[Gilach1]

working on it. caliper is not with me. hopefully tomorrow.

[MAStuart]

From what i can see caliper fits in bracket and the slide wedge is in there . Looks like you just need to get i wiggled around a bit and tap the wedge in with the spring on it. It is a tight fit with the spring and will take a hammer to tap it in.

[Gilach1]

yes, i was able to tap in the component that 'ties' down the caliper to the bracket, but unable to slot in the spring bars. The old Calipers allowed for both the 'tie down' and a spring bar on each side. I bled the brakes, hooked everything up, drove it to burnish the new pads, both front and back. I took off the back wheel and noticed that the rear caliper is dragging, meaning it's not fully in place and the lower side and is touching the hub of the Rotor, and scouring it. Hence the desire to understand if these replacement calipers are not the right ones.

The calipers shown in the attached pixs are both Lincoln Versailles.

[MAStuart]

Why did you not take a picture from the side over the rotor and in the bracket. The wedge and spring have to be tapped in as a unit. I think you need to get it in bracket right before the wedge and spring will fit.

[Gilach1]

Everything is apart right now. Let me see if i can get a picture w/caliper on the rotor. But i hear what you are saying, it's possible that the new bracket is thicker than the original, and that may prevent the spring bars from being installed.