those calipers are 79 eldorado, with the ebrake lever. you can get calipers for the front of a 80's chevy truck if you dont want the ebrake levers.
Well post up some pics when you get it put together right.
Probably best to replace both calipers... The one has an obvious break, but the other one likely has mounting holes which are out of round from banging against the bolts until the bolts break...
Just my 2 cents...
Yeah, have to do one at a time. They're 60+ a piece. Got a ujoint needing replaced tomorrow, trans pan and gasket, lots of random **** falling apart after sitting for 5 months.
Dk where you got your price, but check out napa. They have pretty good prices on semi loaded, and loaded calipers. Both come with hardware.
I looked up the calipers too. The Eldorado calipers must have had some modernization, because they don't look much like mine LOL
Dk where you got your price, but check out napa. They have pretty good prices on semi loaded, and loaded calipers. Both come with hardware.
I feel your pain man!!! I want soooo bad to finish my truck, but the funds are not there to get it done...
the calipers come with new bolts and hardware, so no need to buy all that if you're getting calipers.
These calipers are expensive for what they are. I'm surprised they only wanted $60. Service brake, and limited applications mean they charge for them.
Per TSM they are
76 - 78 El - Dorado rear calipers with parking brakes, pads, and mounting screws.
They are asking $320 for a loaded pair...
Part No. 3120 New (Not Rebuilt) Calipers with parking brakes $320.00 pair
phuck that. I'll get a pinion brake and a pair of boots with pads on the bottom first.
I looked into that setup as well. Didn't feel like trying to figure out how I was going to get the cable to work. Then I looked at line locks... then I said phuck it. Put the drums back on, tuned the self adjusting start wheels with a triangle file and never had a problem with them again. I was towing a lot, and needed something that could hold the trailer if I got out to open a gate or something. That was 5-6 years ago.
EDIT: Or did you mean the cable to a pinion brake?
Cable to pinion. Actually I wanted it up on the transfer case to keep it out of the crud I drive through. I know I could get the cables made. I just ran out of give a sh!t.
Those calipers are basically the same on all big gm cars and front of trucks. Mid 70's big gm car or front of 3/4 ton gm fwd is what I used. I think they were around 12 bucks ea.I also used speedpro bolts that do away with the bushing that the caliper bushing rides on.
Mine is a homemade with speedpro adapter plates for a 9 inch ford cut and welded to the dana 70 flange. Never had a bolt break and I pull a trailer a lot and use the brakes hard. No parking brake though but with an auto I never use one.