Lippert brake assistance, help please!
I went to adjust the self adjusting brakes (didn't know when i started) and i was able to get it tight but can't back it down. I keep hearing that there is a tab to push in to be able to rotate the st...
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Move teeth on star wheel DOWN to loosen adjuster ------regardless of which side
Place brake spoon on top tooth and move it dow...repeat until wheel freely rotates
Then you can properly adjust.
tab/lever/self adjuster whatever....is item #2 in drawing. It is a metal plate that sits on star wheel teeth. SO if it is IN a tooth grove you will need to move it out of way OR FORCE it
I was never in the BIGGER HAMMER group. But do as you see fit
Lippert Self Adjusting-----'silver' piece to the right of magnet behind brake shoe is the 'self-adjuster tab'
And that Lippert statement about adjusting brakes every 3mos/3000 miles----they were referring to Standard drum brakes. But their self-adjusting do it automatically when braking. (Forward adjusting)
Marketing hype.
Place brake spoon on top tooth and move it dow...repeat until wheel freely rotates
Then you can properly adjust.
tab/lever/self adjuster whatever....is item #2 in drawing. It is a metal plate that sits on star wheel teeth. SO if it is IN a tooth grove you will need to move it out of way OR FORCE it
I was never in the BIGGER HAMMER group. But do as you see fit
Lippert Self Adjusting-----'silver' piece to the right of magnet behind brake shoe is the 'self-adjuster tab'
And that Lippert statement about adjusting brakes every 3mos/3000 miles----they were referring to Standard drum brakes. But their self-adjusting do it automatically when braking. (Forward adjusting)
Marketing hype.
