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Originally Posted by klaus kallas
According to my owners manual, these are indeed self adjusting. It states if new shoes are installed, be sure they are pushed completely to the inside over the self adjusters. Once drums are reinstalled, pump brake pedal vigorously to set.
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These are the same brakes as used on a 300SL up to around 1961. They use the same friction washers that are used on 190SL's and are a bit tricky to install and get to work properly. I always turn the brake drum lightly to make sure it's perfectly round or you won't be able to get the self adjusters to work very well.
I did a 300b Cab a few years ago and found the brakes to be pretty good, all things considered. The car IS heavy but the brakes are quite large and stopping effort wasn't that bad.