Camper brakes working properly or not?
We have a 2013 Rockwood Roo 183L (Hybrid Camper that weights ~ 3,500 lbs dry) that we've used about 6 trips. It was purchased last year so it is essentially 1 year old. The dealer set up my hitch and ...
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OLWalker wrote:Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Almost all RV have manual adjusting brakes, you need to jack each wheel up off the ground spin the tire and if it rotates more then one and a half turns then you will need to adjust them. You should be checking your brakes every three months or 3000 miles and wheel bearings 12/12.
I ordered a full replacement brake kit (four axle) with self adjusters for $207 with free shipping. Might want to look into it, if you can do the work yourself. If you can not, what until you need to replace them, then upgrade to the self adjusting brakes.
Don
The OEM axle from Dexter came with Self/Auto Adjusting brakes - everything is just at a year old. I confirmed it with Dexter based on the Serial Number of the Axle. They also told me that I could manually adjust the brakes, but that the auto-adjuster would just "re-adjust them" anyways as soon as I started driving, so there would really be no point to manually adjusting them. Crazy.
The camper a little over a year old and has ~1,700 miles on it.
Self adjust work great if the initial adjustment is in the right range. If too far out of adjustment -they need manual attention.
Trailer brakes should easily skid tires on gravel unless something is wrong. Also, should be able to skid tires on pavement too. Brakes are rated for the axle capacity.
Some things that could be wrong:
improper adjustment
improper installation -assemblies are right and left handed
grease on brake linings
wiring issues but P3 would be showing codes in this case
insufficient brake wire gauge
Dexter Electric Brake Service Manual
http://www.dexteraxle.com/i/u/6149609/f/600-8K_Service_Manual_3-13/Electric_Brakes_3-13.pdf
