Re: [Amc-list] rear wheel lock up problem still (Wagner/Lockheed brakes)

["Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM" <Francis.Swygert3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use in the Americans is where I was thinking that the Wagners were only
used a few years. I only have a few American TSMs, 58, 61, 62, 64, and
67. Will check them.

I did find a note in the early TSMs that state the brakes are "Lockheed
Hydraulic System", but the manufacturer was stated as Bendix or Wagner.
Lockheed may have invented hydraulic brakes and licensed the technology
until the patent ran out. I found the note in the 58 TSM for sure, can't
recall if the other one I saw it in was 56 or 60. I know Lockheed made
brakes, but AFAIK they just made railroad and heavy equipment/truck
brakes -- hydraulic and air. 

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Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 05:13 PM
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>

Wagner drums were used on American's as well. I know 1966 and early 1967
used them. Besides Studebaker, they were also used by Volvo and
International (maybe a couple of others as well). Also, I think that
Wagner bought out Lockheed's (yes, the same Lockheed involved in
areospace) brake operation. There were a lot of cars that used Lockheed
hydraulic brakes but I'm not sure how different those systems are from
what AMC was using. Wagner also is still in the OEM brake business but
drums are a dying breed outside of big trucks.

Matt

farna@xxxxxxx wrote:
> The bad news is that you have Wagner rear brakes. From 58-69 ALL
Series 10
six cylinder cars used Wagner brakes, all others used Bendix.
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