Travel trailer brakes - magnet question
No photos, sorry. Brakes are similar to those in Sticky thread here. 3 major parts - 2 shoes and magnet on some "arm", for lack of better word. Being not a mechanic, I hope my descriptions make sense....
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Almot wrote:
Lynmor, forgive me my ignorance - the "adjuster" can be accessed only by opening the drum again?
About the drag - have just checked, it spins about 1/4-1/3 of full circle after I rotate it and let it go. This is 20-25" travel at the tire perimeter, not a "few inches" like I thought earlier. It was spinning less first, but after spinning and pushing the brake pedal at the same time the shoes moved towards where they belong. Other 3 wheels spin pretty well, making a circle or two on their own.
There is an oval hole in the back side of the brake backing plate. You would need to crawl under the trailer and remove the rubber plug in the hole. Sometimes these plugs are missing. Inside the hole is a star wheel that you rotate one click at a time by prying it with a screwdriver. Rotate it till it makes the brakes tight enough that you cannot turn the wheel by hand. Then back it off till there is just a very slight drag. Replace the plug, if you need one they are available at any auto parts store. Do all the brakes so that they work about the same.
Oh, and forget about that brake pedal and do this adjusting with the trailer unplugged.
