Excellent video on brake repacking
OK I stumbled on this video and this guy has the most comprehensive trailer drum brake repacking video that I have ever seen. I learned a lot from watching this and only wish that I had seen it before...
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That was not a castle nut.
You don't clean old grease out with new grease, you clean the bearing.
The silly brake shoe gauge was not used properly, not even close.
If the brakes needed that much adjustment the self adjuster mechanism wasn't working, many don't.
You should apply some grease to the grease seal.
The bearings should be seated while spinning the drum.
1/4 turn is nonsense, back off till loose.
Adjust the nut in till it just removes the play when using that type of retainer. Bearings are to have a very small amount of clearance and that retainer is sloppy enough to allow that to happen.
You don't clean old grease out with new grease, you clean the bearing.
The silly brake shoe gauge was not used properly, not even close.
If the brakes needed that much adjustment the self adjuster mechanism wasn't working, many don't.
You should apply some grease to the grease seal.
The bearings should be seated while spinning the drum.
1/4 turn is nonsense, back off till loose.
Adjust the nut in till it just removes the play when using that type of retainer. Bearings are to have a very small amount of clearance and that retainer is sloppy enough to allow that to happen.
