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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waltheraustin wrote:
My star wheel has a spring around it. The guy helping me said they were self adjusting brakes. Does the spring wrapped around the star wheel make it self adjusting?
Hi,
If your brakes look like this:
With the spring over the top of the adjuster, then these are "manual" adjusting brakes that need to be adjusted approx every 3,000 miles. In this case, the spring acts like a detent lock to keep the adjuster from moving so vibration does not allow the adjuster to move. They will "never" adjust themselves properly. If the spring is bad (weak) they may vibrate out of adjustment. The spring also helps hold the 2 brakes shoes in place.
If you want to adjust them, you just use a brake tool or screw driver through the slot and ratchet the adjuster, either to make them tighter or looser. You will overcome the spring pressure and the adjuster will start moving. No need to try and push the spring out of the way.
Does yours look like this?
