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Brent_and_Gina
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Aug 08, 2015

Brake Performance After Changing Brake Assemblies

Hey all! Due to leaking grease seals, contaminated components, and an upcoming trip, I changed out my brake assemblies. I decided to put the Dexter self-adjusting assemblies on my Lippert 5200lb ax...
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Brent_and_Gina
Explorer
Aug 08, 2015
ib516 wrote:
Drum brakes adjust when used while going backwards....at least to my knowledge.


Appreciate the response! Called Dexter and they told me that all of their brakes are forward-adjusting. Still, I did back up and brake many times on my street just in case. Any other ideas?

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