Trailer drum brake adjustment
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Trailer drum brake adjustment
Ok I lost my way in the world. I have a flat bed trailer with electric brakes.
To adjust the shoes out do both ratchet adjustments move from the bottom to the top or does one adjust top to bottom? I really dont want to pull the shoes off to see right now. Please help if you can
To adjust the shoes out do both ratchet adjustments move from the bottom to the top or does one adjust top to bottom? I really dont want to pull the shoes off to see right now. Please help if you can
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To be safe you need a special tool, it looks like a large Caliper. You measure the drum the other side slips over the shoes and you set the shoes to it. If you've ever locked up the brakes on just one side you'll never take the short cut again.
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Originally Posted by Dmjd
Ok I lost my way in the world. I have a flat bed trailer with electric brakes.
To adjust the shoes out do both ratchet adjustments move from the bottom to the top or does one adjust top to bottom? I really dont want to pull the shoes off to see right now. Please help if you can
To adjust the shoes out do both ratchet adjustments move from the bottom to the top or does one adjust top to bottom? I really dont want to pull the shoes off to see right now. Please help if you can
i just adjusted them until you could hear them drag a little and they were fine
Last edited by wlihntr; Aug 9, 2004 at 11:40 PM.
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