replacing brakes on 1 of 4 wheels?
Relatively new 5,400 # Dexter axles and drums on our TT, have less than 2,000 miles. I developed had a grease leak on one wheel and that brake locked up so much it ruined a tire in 350 miles. I...
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TundraTower wrote:
No wiring problems - my problem was caused by grease leak. I've already taken that hub apart a few weeks ago when I swapped the tire. No question the shoes and drum were coated with grease. That's when I cleaned everything up hoping I could salvage the shoes.
I took the trailer out for a 20 mile drive yesterday to be sure it worked and.....well, it didn't. That tire still slides. But I can manually apply the brake slowly and the trailer will slow the truck down, but if I come down hard on the brakes that one blasted wheel still slides. And yes, I checked the adjustment on all 4 during my drive yesterday. The left front is grabbing, and the other 3 are working as they should.
I have to admit that you created enough question in my mind that I went and found our trip logs and added it up actual mileage. Setting my declining memory aside, these new axles and current shoes really have 3,400 miles on them, not the 1,800 miles I put in the original post.
3,400 miles is a long way from being worn out, but even I have to admit it is significant. As bad as I hate to, I'll go ahead and replace both sides on the forward axle.
And for those of you old enough to remember the ORIGINAL Saturday Night Live: In the immortal words of Rosanna-Rosanna Dana: "Never mind".
FWIW Depending on your usage 3400 miles might not be much at all. I have never even come close to wearing out shoes... In fact it is rare for them to need adjusting. And this is with towing a LOT of miles. The secret is highway miles. Little to no brake usage for hundreds of miles.
YMMV
