My brake coils on a Dexter 3500 pound axle are not wearing flat. There is a ridge at the bottom of the coil as if that portion of the coil is beyond the armature on the hub and isn't seeing the wear that the rest of the coil gets.The ridge is quite ...
ScottG wrote:That's just the area that runs against the drum. Your magnets wear dots are gone so it's time to replace them.Thank you! I was wondering about those holes. The Dexter manual says that, "the magnets should by replaced if any part of the...
Lynnmor wrote:That is the way the junk wears. You can resurface the magnet to get it flat again, and also resurface the brake drum armature. Few shops are equipped with the equipment to do the drums and few can get the high finish required. Usuall...
Boomerweps wrote:Ballpark mileage on those brakes?For that wear on the magnets, the drum must have a groove in it. If everything works and the drum groove isn't too deep, I'd just use it as is. Other wise, if you replace the magnet, you need to repla...
Cummins12V98 wrote:You are part way there. Rip that junk off and replace with disk brakes.I like the simplicity of disk brakes too, but I looked at the Dexter website and found the price for the disk brake retrofit kit. It's about $800 per side. Ev...
