Trailer brake keeps sticking
I put a brand new brake assembly and hub/drum on one of my camper wheels a couple weeks ago. Now, on my first trip, the drum is getting extremely hot. I jacked up the wheel and rotated it while my w...
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MFL wrote:
A brand new hub, with new shoes, magnet, springs, will likely need a little wear in time, and will rub/run hotter than others, that are wore in, until it does.
Jerry
When we would replace the brake shoes on the military trailers we worked on, the Technical Order said to pull the trailer around and brake at a minimum of 50 times to burnish the brake shoes to seat and fit with the brake drum. Then readjust as needed.
But while it could just be new parts getting fitted together, please take the advice of the others and check all your possible options. It's better to be safe than sorry.
