Re: Why Are My Brakes Suddenly Locking Up?
... The aduster fell out ...
We figured you would have this fixed by now, But....
Yes I am back, still fixated on that adjuster falling out thing again!
I just got back from the trailer parts store.
They had a whole shelf full of all sizes of electric and hydraulic bake assemblies.
I couldn't resist. I acuated the levers, pushed the pistons, and spread the shoes as far as they would go.
There was no indication that any of the adjusters were ever going to fall out.
The spring just above the adjuster kept the shoes tight against the adjuster all the time.
In fact, the adjuster was the only part of the assembly that didn't move.
The shoes slid all over the place, with the hinge point tending to be the connection with the adjuster.
Everything stayed in their relative positions no matter what was pushed or how far.
And returned to their starting points when released.
I still think the shoes are binding against the back plate and the adjuster issue is an indication of that.
When you say the brakes are locking up; Do you mean locking, as in, "
They barely move either direction with great effort, " or is it more like, "
They are dragging alot but clear up if I spin them forward and back a bit." ???
