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:
No sir, it has a spring wrapped around the shaft that the star wheel is attached too.
OK then let's try this. See these 3 pics
These are self adjusting trailer brakes. Look for the "cable" that starts at the top and wraps around a small pulley on the front shoe and stops at the adjusting ratchet pawl near the adjuster. There is also a "yellow" spring wrapped around the adjuster.
Here is a different view of the yellow spring
And here is a closer shot of the adjusting pawl. You can see the end of the yellow spring and there is a blue spring on the adjusting pawl holding it too the adjuster ratchet teeth
These self adjusting brakes, if they are working right, you will not need to adjust them.
Did yours look like this? They have the cable and the yellow looking spring. Your spring may not be yellow, but will be in the same location.
Hope this helps
John
