Last year on our semi annual trip out west and about a 1000 miles into the trip, the left rear brake drum decided to break up and disappear. I remember having to hit the brakes hard. When we stopped at a campground I could smell that smell when your brakes are hot. Didn't notice anything wrong. Continued on to southern Alberta where we camped for a couple of weeks. We left there and met the kids in central Alberta for a couple of weeks dry camping in the Rockies. While there I checked the home phone for messages and there was one there from the campground in southern Alberta, saying that the next camper into my spot found a piece of brake drum. I checked it out and sure enough the brake drum was gone. We were heading up to the Edmonton area when we were done dry camping, so I called ahead to a RV sales and repair place. When they asked if it was one of their trailers, I knew they weren't going to help, although they gave me a number to call. It was a RV repair place just around the corner from where we were going to camp for a month.They came to the campground, jacked the 5er up, removed the wheel and the guy was shocked as well as me. The only thing holding the wheel on was a jagged piece of the brake drum. After 26 days I had 2 new Dexter axles in place of the Lippert axles. Lippert didn't make parts for a 2009 5er anymore. The never lube bearing was damaged also. Glad to get rid of those never lube bearings. Before a trip my 5er goes to a RV sales and repair shop near by for a check up and my TV goes in for a pre trip check up where I bought it. That's my story of woe for that trip. Just happened to notice that the above post was from St. Albert. That's where we were camped and had the 5er fixed.
