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Brent_and_Gina
Explorer
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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deltabravo
Nomad
Aug 15, 2015
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Even self-adjusting drum brake need initial manual adjustment to start with


Ditto.

Also, with as many stops you did in a short time frame, not allowing the brakes to cool, they've experienced excess heat.

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