brake issue
My fifth wheel breaks aren't working, hardly feel a thing from them at max....pulled one wheel off and have found grease inside the drum and on the brake shoes....it appears all four are the same. Th...
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r81vs wrote:
It appears to me it was over greased....the seal looks great but after doing research, the seal is only $3 each....I might as well replace those when I clean the drum and shoe. I still don't know if I should just replace the shoe or not too.
The $3 seal will fit and work fine as long as you don't try to use the EZ lube feature. If you do plan on using it then you need seals with a double lip and they cost roughly $12 ea.
Your bearings weren't over greased, if they were then the excess grease would be around the area of the zerk. In your case the seal failed (common) but the evidence is often hard to find because the centrifugal force clears it away.
I would replace the seals and use plenty of brake cleaner to clean up the shoes. The shoes don't absorb oil or grease very well and you'll be able to see it clearly when they are clean.
After that I would not use the EZ lube function because they are very prone to failing in the manner you've observed.
Good luck,
Scott
