How Do You Fix A Cadillac Seville Caliper?
The Seville is a luxury automobile made by the Cadillac division of General Motors. Cadillac uses a brake system on all of its vehicles that incorporates a caliper and rotor design for maximum clamping force to quickly slow the vehicle. Calipers can bind as the pistons inside them corrode or fail due to extended use. The only way to fix the problem is to replace the caliper. Place the socket end of the tire wrench over the front wheel lug nuts. Turn the wrench counterclockwise to loosen the nuts; give the wrench a 1/8 to 1/4 turn. Jack the car off the ground using the factory jack point behind the radiator. Place a jack stand under each of the front pinch welds, which are located under the driver- and passenger-side front doors. Lower the vehicle onto the jack stands. Remove the lug nuts and pull the wheel off the hub assembly. Check the brake caliper by having an assistant get in the Seville and press on the brake pedal. Look at the pistons on the caliper. If the pistons do not move o
