Dexter axle Brakes
I have a trailer with dexter axles with 12X2 brakes. (I believe they are 6,200 pound axles???, they are on 10,000 pound registered trailer with upgraded axles) I just spent 1700 dollars at camping ...
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GlennLever wrote:
So the Service dispatcher, and the Sales Manager now both are in agreement that neither the drums or the backing plates needed to be replaced.
I'm a little confused. Maybe I missed something. Was the original problem poor braking power and they diagnosed and said you need new shoes(loaded backing plate) and drums and installed them.
After the repair the problem persisted.
Eventually they discovered that the real problem was the connectors from the trailer to the magnets.
That would also mean they reused the factory connectors?
Is this correct?
Also, as others have said, with the brake controller on "full" or the emergency pin pulled (with a good battery) the brakes should be drawing 12 amps (3 per wheel). If it's not something is still wrong.
GlennLever wrote:
The fight to get them to do the right thing now is still not over, in my opinion I should be refunded the cost of the drums, the backing plates, and the bearings and a bunch of labor, basically I should pay for the labor and parts to redo the electrical connection on the brakes as that was what the problem was for the first place.
Do you now have the trailer and the parts they removed?
If not, getting them to do the right thing may hinge on you having the old parts.
