Trailer brakes weak, a few questions:
32 foot TT, about 7000 pounds plus our gear and stuff: I've noticed the brakes are underperforming substantially. Got the gain on the Prodigy turned all the way up, when I grab the lever and throw ...
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Bob,
Trailer brakes easier then buttered furnace duct.
Yes trailer drum brakes just like days of old except electric/magnet actuating shoes vs hydraulic slave cylinder
12 yrs old.......it time for some new shoes and internals
Buy 2 right side and 2 left side backing plate assemblies
Back the adjuster off...remove drums
Disconnect 2 wires to magnet..4 bolts and old backing plates come off
New inner/outer bearings/seals
Afternoon job...one side at a time/one wheel at a time
Trailer brakes easier then buttered furnace duct.
Yes trailer drum brakes just like days of old except electric/magnet actuating shoes vs hydraulic slave cylinder
12 yrs old.......it time for some new shoes and internals
Buy 2 right side and 2 left side backing plate assemblies
Back the adjuster off...remove drums
Disconnect 2 wires to magnet..4 bolts and old backing plates come off
New inner/outer bearings/seals
Afternoon job...one side at a time/one wheel at a time
