repacked bearings and now brakes seem weak

[plasticmaster]

Yesterday, I cleaned and repacked the bearings on my travel trailer. While I had the drum removed, I cleaned the brake shoes, magnet, and inside the drum with brake cleaner. Everything looked fine and I put it all back together being very careful not to get grease on any of the brake parts. I then took it for a test drive and my brakes are much weaker than before I did the bearing job. Why would this be? Thanks.

[DavisK]

Brake cleaner is not for cleaning brake shoes. You should never clean the shoes. You can blow them off with compressed air to remove any loose dust, but no liquids should contact them.

[Old-Biscuit]

Did you re-adjust brake shoes??

Jack one wheel up off ground
Spin wheel and adjust brakes via slot in bottom of drum...turn star wheel with flat blade screw driver until brakes are tight and can not turn wheel by hand

Then back off star wheel until you can turn wheel with a slight drag of brake shoes

[opnspaces]

I wonder if you broke a brake activation wire so you are only getting 3 wheel braking.

Maybe also try adjusting the brakes again as they might have seated or centered the shoes and now they are too loose.