Any electric brake experts here?
Hey guys. I had a Dexter "never adjust" brake come apart last December. A trailer repair shop told me that was a common problem and I should replace all my brakes with manually adjustable brakes. He s...
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I see one of two issues here:
1. Even though you feel "light scrubbing" when rotating a tire, it's probably not enough. I'd try adjusting the brakes a little more aggressively. Also remember the brake manufacturer suggests you re-adjust your brakes every 3000 miles. Personally, I recommend every 1000 miles on manually adjusted brakes.
2. Adjust your brake controller to a more aggressive setting. On my fiver, I set it so that when I manually apply the trailer brakes at 20mph, the tires will lock up, then I back it off one setting and try again. If the brakes don't lock up, you're good to go. If they still lock up, back it off one setting at a time until they don't.
BTW, I'm running Lippert self adjusting brakes now, and they seem to hold up very well. They too are 12x2" brakes, and might be a good replacement from the manual brakes. If you're really serious about getting great braking, you could make the expenditure to convert to disk brakes.
1. Even though you feel "light scrubbing" when rotating a tire, it's probably not enough. I'd try adjusting the brakes a little more aggressively. Also remember the brake manufacturer suggests you re-adjust your brakes every 3000 miles. Personally, I recommend every 1000 miles on manually adjusted brakes.
2. Adjust your brake controller to a more aggressive setting. On my fiver, I set it so that when I manually apply the trailer brakes at 20mph, the tires will lock up, then I back it off one setting and try again. If the brakes don't lock up, you're good to go. If they still lock up, back it off one setting at a time until they don't.
BTW, I'm running Lippert self adjusting brakes now, and they seem to hold up very well. They too are 12x2" brakes, and might be a good replacement from the manual brakes. If you're really serious about getting great braking, you could make the expenditure to convert to disk brakes.
