Re: '85 505 GL Wagon Needs New Shoes

Charles Lincoln (clincoln@SpiritOne.com)
Wed, 26 May 1999 01:11:50 -0700

> presslaff/bruce <yaleav@autobahn.mb.ca> (5/25/99 9:57 PM):

>It might also be that your
>brake compensator which controls rear wheel lock up is out of adjustment.

Good call on George's problem.

>This requires a mechanic with 2 brake pressure guages that hook onto the
>bleed holes and someone to stand on the brakes. The compensator is
>adjusted so that the rear wheels don't get too much or too little
>pressure under braking according to the dive of the front end.

Do the Wagons & sedan's have different compensator systems? Or am I not
doing it precisely. On my 1987 XN6 sedan, the compensator is in front of
the differential and has a lever to which you attach an 11 pound weight
and adjust the valve. Then, based on relative brake pad wear or braking
characteristics you can tweak it more or less.

>I seem to be continually changing shoes and rear wheel cylinders
>on my 3 XN6 SWs.

Wouldn't this imply to much rear braking? I've generally gotten the
impression that a set of rear shoes/pads should wear at about 1/2 the
rate of the front pads. (???)

- Charlie