brake binding

[alfie1]

hi , im having trouble with my brakes binding, the garage cant seem to solve the problem so i wonder if anyone out there knows how to adjust the barakes on a mecedes 308 van? it has twin manual adjusters on the rear brakes which are binding on.its an older van that had to have linings made for it as the linings where obselete...typical! thanks in advance

 

[alfie1]

just realised i posted in the wrong area sorry about that hope the admins can move this post

 

[Sprint'n'Go]

Did you try a Mercedes commercial dealer for these brake shoes? I would be suprised if they have stopped stocking these consumables for such a recent van (still in production upto 1994) Although you could do with giving a bit more info on the exact age of your van. From memory on my old 1986 307 it was a fairly simple set up but you do have to set the 2 shoes individualy as, if I remember correctly the adjuster and piston are fixed and do not self centre.

If your garage is struggling to set this then it is probably worth finding a commercial specialist that works on these vans regularly.

 

[alfie1]

thanks for the response, the van is 1989 and i was told by cicerly's that the shoes were obselete.the brakes have twin adjusters on them and i am having problems getting the brakes to stop binding but still being capable of holding the van on the hand brake. in other words i adjust the brakes so they dont bind and the handbrake wont operate correctly and vice versa. any advice on this would be a great help .
thanks again

 

[GEORGEROV]

I would dismantle the drum and disconnect the handbrake cable from the adjuster. The adjuster lever has a tendency to seize up . You can't see this properly when its all together. Take them apart and grease the moving parts. You'll get all the brake parts you need for the 308 from :www.brakesint.co.uk