Basic Maintenance
Our Travel Trailer just turned 5 years old. I am beginning to keep a close eye on things like tires and brakes. I have 'Trail King' (original) tires and have not looked at brakes or bearings or anyt...
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Grit dog wrote:
Op, yes all those things are due for a look see.
Tires replace.
Bearings, repack or at least shoot them some more grease.
Brakes, if they’re working fine, there’s no maintenance needed. But if you’re going after bearings you’ll have them apart anyway.
Actually, brakes should be physically assessed periodically for wear and damage. Brake lining can and will crack, break or wear uneven just like an automobile. Some cracks may be harmless depending on location and depth but cracks near edges or missing pieces definitely require replacement.
This is acknowledged by Dexter and is noted in their maintenance manual found HERE
I am including the maintenance chart from Dexters manual in the link above for reference.
Click For Full-Size Image.Brake adjustment should be done 3K miles or 3 months.
Brake shoe inspection should be done 12K miles or 12 months.
Brake magnet inspection 6K miles or 6 months.
Hub/drum/bearings should be inspected for wear 12K miles or 12 months.
Generally in practice checking all internal brake components once a yr should be sufficient and if you are in the use it very little mileage category once every 2 yrs should be fine.
