Rear disk brake caliper parking brake adjustment

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Can someone please help me. I am trying to adjust the parking brake on my 9" rear that came out of a 1980 Granada. I have tried everything and I am about to give up. Please tell me what I am doing wrong.
I guess I need step by step instructions.
I set the travel on the lever to 1/8 of an inch. And then when I try to bleed the brakes the lever goes back to full travel and I have no parking brake. Thanks Mike

 

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I don't have any experience with them, but I've found a couple threads in a Google search about it.

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Thread 'Rear Granada Disc e-brake adjustment'

Mar 11, 2007

I installed a 9" disc brake rear from a Granada. I hooked up the e-brake cable and tried it out. It pulls fine and the bracket on the discs even move but the brake never engages. Is there something I am missing. I have rebuilt calipers and made a cable that attaches to the original Granada cables. I've heard that these are a bear to adjust so any input would be greatly appreciated.

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(It looks like you're not the only one who has issues with these brakes....)

Hot Rods - Granada 9" disc brake rear

Does anyone have any pictures of the caliper and mounting bracket? Im not 100% sure I have it togather correctly and im having trouble finding pics online.

www.jalopyjournal.com

https://www.vintage-mustang.com/threads/granada-versailler-rear-end.1206659/

Sounds like most ditch them in favor of something newer and less of a hassle.

 

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LILCBRA said:

(It looks like you're not the only one who has issues with these brakes....)

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Yeah, they look like a nightmare from reading your link but there has to be a reason why they work on a Granada but not when transplanted.

 

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Not sure what options are avail these days to use a cable operated emerg brake caliper, but
I went with Mk VII stuff on my 70 bronco. Used jeep wrangler front rotors, IIRC.
Did have to weld on my own caliper bracket.

 

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will be trying this sex one when I can find it

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Blackhawkxx said:

but there has to be a reason why they work on a Granada but not when transplanted.

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I did the swap into early mustang 30 yrs ago but parking brake was always lack luster.
So hard to remember pertinent info.
That damn Ver-silly rear parking brake was operated by a foot pedal with about 8 to 1 ratio
Mustang brake handle is hand operated at about 4 to 1 .
Also
needs a master cylinder that can push a bit more fluid to rear.
and was an issue with the parking brake cable angle.

 

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