What is Normal Brake Wear?
I have a 2015 Crossroads Rushmore Springfield 5th-wheel. (36-foot with dual axles.) I had the wheel bearings repacked, brake wear checked, brakes adjusted, and tires rotated at 7,500 miles (at Les Sch...
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I guess it would depend on the frequency and duration of your braking as to how long brake shoes should last. My triple axle has about 20,000 miles when I checked the brakes last year and they still looked good. But that's a 15,000 lb. triple axle toyhauler. Might be that a double axle will wear the brakes out quicker.
OTOH maybe they weren't set correctly from the last time and they have been wearing a lot faster than normal. Or like Click and Clack often posit: The shop foreman may have had a boat payment due. :)
Personally I would give them a pass the next time and take it to a real trailer shop that works mainly on trailers and trailer axles. JMO of course.
OTOH maybe they weren't set correctly from the last time and they have been wearing a lot faster than normal. Or like Click and Clack often posit: The shop foreman may have had a boat payment due. :)
Personally I would give them a pass the next time and take it to a real trailer shop that works mainly on trailers and trailer axles. JMO of course.
