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| | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20 | Hey all, I bought the kit trying to install the calipers and they just won't slide on....Any Idees? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy 12181955,could you PLEASE try and give us some more information, what year and size of truck, whose kit did you buy, what size of parts. Did the kit come with directions, did you follow them to the letter and things still won't fit together??? | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20 | 1949-55 54 CHEVY GMC TRUCK DISC CONVERSION KIT BRAKES from Classic Performance. My truck ia 1952GMC I/2 I have the rotors on and am currently trying to get the calipers on but no soap
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | Hi I installed the kit from P.O.L. on my 1950 1/2 ton Here is a pic. pic 1 passenger pic 2 passenger I had no problem installing the calipers but I do remember the instructions stating that I may have to grind the backing plate for clearance, Mine went on with no problem. pic 3 drivers side | | | | | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 | Where is it binding? Gonna get simple here, no offense intended, but are the piston and pad fully pushed back? Or is the caliper not fitting into the backing-plate mount? (see above about grinding.)
They will go on, just might need some help.
Good luck.
Current fleet (subject to change w/o notice) \'49 GMC 3/4-Ton , 60 Austin Healey Frog-eye Sprite (some assembly required), 2011 Dodge Avenger, 2015 Jeep Cherokee. No, they don't all run. My other ride is a (B737)no, (B767)no, A320.... Update... was Embraer E190, now Boeing B787. Knowledge is a wonderful thing, but ignorance means you don't know you can't do something.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | Look at Dads50 pictures. The gold colored bracket can easily be reversed especially if you try to follow the obscure "instructions" that come with the POS kit from CPP. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20 | Yes, I had the plate on backward. These kits ain't idiotproof. Thanks all! | | |
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