Those front brakes are called " Dual Leading Shoe " and it's *very* important you get all the shoes re lined with full length lining .
Dual Leading Shoe brakes , when they're properly set up , work amazingly well but can be a PITA to properly bleed out .
My '59 Metropolitan Nash Fixed head Sports Coupe has these too and for some foolish reason , the bleeder screws are on the _bottom_ brake cylinders meaning you cannot possibly bleed them normally , you have to back fill the system from the bleeder screws .
-Nate
Bill wrote :
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> I just found this site, thanks to Nate.
> I am in Corvallis, Oregon. I have my grandfather's 1961 190Db. I am rebuilding the wheel cylinders and replacing the brake shoes as the original friction material is unbonding itself from the shoes.
> I am mostly working on my own vehicles now as I am 70; in addition to the Mercedes I have a 1937 1.5-ton Chevy flatbed truck and have assembled a 1923 Harley Davidson JD from parts.
> My 'spare time' is taken volunteering at a Habitat For Humanity Restore.
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