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Gdetrailer
Jul 31, 2022Explorer III
Correct, Left side star wheel should have a "L" marked on it and Right side star wheel should have a "R" marked on it. Generic parts used in trailer brake backing plates however may or may not be marked, so disassemble one side at a time and one backing plate at a time.. Use the non disassembled backing plate on the same side as a reference on how to reassemble.
Mix them up and things can get ugly fast.
Been that way since the dawn of more modern time of autos as the drum brakes on trailer axles are basically the same design as automobile drum brakes with only a change with how it is activated..
Very few mechanics now days even know what a drum brake is..
Mix them up and things can get ugly fast.
Been that way since the dawn of more modern time of autos as the drum brakes on trailer axles are basically the same design as automobile drum brakes with only a change with how it is activated..
Very few mechanics now days even know what a drum brake is..
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