Re: Your Trailer Brake Answer

Posted by T_Bone on October 29, 2004 at 14:14:20 from (4.240.132.172):

In Reply to: Sprayer question posted by Indydirtfarmer on October 29, 2004 at 10:06:00:

Hi John,

To answer your brake question, better late than never they say.

To me yes your wear is excessive but I haven't bought new shoes in 15yrs. I need shoes and drums now, prolly bearings and seals too, but I'm going to buy new axles as it's cheaper than reparing what I have plus I now need heavier axles.

You would have to measure your drums and your shoes to see which is wearing faster. If it's the shoes then there should be a better after market shoe available, reline yours???

I also remember seeing a self adjuster on the new Dexter axles??? Wow that sounds correct but I've looked at so many axle configurations this past few months you need to double check that. Maybe on the torsion axle??? CRS

If you use your brakes manualy like I do, it would be good to check the controller setting as suggested by the other guys. If you had too much BC gain to where when you manualy apply at 25mph you should feel a slight pull on the trailer, no more.

If your gain is set too high then you would feel a hard pull on the trailer at 25mph thus your shoes would also be wearing faster. Depends on what shoes cost vs pads for the truck and if you like adjusting the brakes.

I have to adjust mine about every 5000 miles or so on 8k GVW, but I'm a slow driver or as my son says "geez your gonna get cob webs if you go any slower"

T_Bone

Follow Ups:

• Re: Your Trailer Brake Answer Indydirtfarmer 14:49:01 10/29/04 (2)
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    • Re: Your Trailer Brake Answer Indydirtfarmer 16:48:11 10/29/04 (0)

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