time to replace brakes?
These are Dexter self-adjust that I have dragged 15,500 miles. At zero miles (i.e., new) the pads are 0.18 inch (9/32) and after 15,500 they are 0.08 inch (1/8). So I am figuring that the pads are l...
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30sweeds wrote:
Apples and oranges here but when replacing shoes on my Dexter axle boat trailer(surge brakes),Dexter wanted $150 a side.I went to my go to guy at Oreillys and he thought they looked like 80s Chevy shoes.He grabbed a couple boxes from the back and we compared them.One was a direct match,even the stamping marks on the steel were exactly the same.$30 a set for the best ones they had.
YES! Remember, . . . . Dexter doesn't make brakes. They make axles. They outsource the brakes they use from other companies like Bendix, Wagner, etc. who also outsource the friction materials they use from others. When you buy at O'reilly's you cut out a few well paid middlemen. (and their markup) Not all brake friction materials are the same so you are still responsible for choosing the right material durability for your application. When I was younger, we used to have brake shoes relined. Better than new. (about $5.00 a wheel for most automotive applications) Times have changed. Like bearings, there still is a lot of cross compatibility in brakes.
Chum lee
