Re: Brakes on 11th Series Super 8

Posted by Odd Moen On 2012/6/19 15:31:10

Thanks to both of you. It was interesting to know about the different length of the brake lining as well as the different materials. I didn`t recognize that the lenght of the brake linings were different when I removed the old worn linings. I suppose that the engineers by Packard worked hard to adjust on all parameters on the braking system to get the mechanical brakes to have the same perfomance as the hydraulic brakes from the competitors. I did also learn that the return springs on the "S" and "P" brake shoes do have different pulls (75lbs and 100lbs). Dave, you are right, even following the service guideline to adjust the brakes, it is still a huge work to do to get the brakes properly equalized after relining. After a week of small drivings each day, with testing the brakes and small adjustments on the brakes I`m close to get the brake equalized.