What is Normal Brake Wear?

marininn wrote:
Way over priced. Yes, find a new dealer. Find a mechanic not associated with an RV place or RV anything.
Any low level mechanic should be able to do trailer brakes, they are way simple.

Brakes should last a long time. It all depends how much power you are using on them, sound like you said you use a small amount of power.
you can let vehicle do most of the braking, or split it where the trailer brakes just enough to stop its own weight, or let trailer do most of the braking. At some point the trailer wheels will lock up when braking if they are giving too much power.

Ideal is to let trailer stop its own weight, so stopping the vehicle feels the same with or without the trailer. Many drivers set the brakes so the trailer does some of the braking for itself, but not all. This will make trailer brakes last longer.

On the freeway or high speeds set the trailer to brake enough to stop its weight or more since braking will likely be emergency/panic. Around town at lower speeds reduce the trailer brake power. When maneuvering in the campground or parking area you can turn the brakes off.

When I got the trailer, I went thru the procedure to set the brake controller. (Set controller to point where trailer brakes lockup when going 25.) There was no setting where I could lockup the brakes so I set the controller at it's maximum setting of 10. I've always left it at 10 and the braking has been good - that is, the truck and trailer brake as a unit.

Thanks for all the various settings based on type of road, but that is way more adjusting than I want to do.