Posted by michael soldan on May 15, 2014 at 06:39:35 from (24.235.39.66):
In Reply to: Trailer brakes posted by jon f mn on May 15, 2014 at 04:26:48:
There are three ways to tell if a brake has been working. The drum is shiny where the shoe contacts,the face of the drum is shiny where the magnet grabs and the whine of the magnet,a low buzzing sound. You can tell if a magnet is bad if it has a burned blue/black discolouration. I gree with everyone who says wiring is 90% of problems and usually it is ground that is 90% of problems. I was keeping a fleet of 21 work trailers on the road and the owner and I decided that buying the entire brake(backing plate,shoes,magnet pre assembled) was cheaper than replacing components,the package is cheaper than individual parts added up and the labour bill simply was dissolved. Four bolts and a two wire splice and your brake was new on that wheel and you can do it in a fraction of the time needed to replace the components on the backing plate,in my opinion it was the best way to go.If I recall the magnets and shoes separately were more than the entire component. I used solder and shrink wrap in some places and wire nuts where I figured I might need to take it apart sometime.The most interesting thing about electric brakes is that you can have them working fine one day and the next day they aren't working! You need to be on them,checking for that buzz,feeling them kick in as you brake etc
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