One brake over adjusted
On a new rig with less than 1500 miles, one self adjusting brake started to smoke. All others were fine. Factory says brakes were all adjusted during manufacture. Dexter says brakes can become unde...
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Ran across something coincidentally. The arm that holds the magnet on manually adjusted brakes can, under certain circumstances, ride up on the back edge of the engaged brake shoe and then prevent the shoe from fully disengaging. One thing that can cause this is a worn or ill fitting bushing on that arm allowing excessive side play. I don't know that that is what happened here or why it should happen on new brakes. But it can be a cause of a hanging brake. And it is something to check for when doing a brake inspection.
