Best electric brake maintenance video I have seen. Really helpful, disassembly-assembly and lubrication points instructions in a clear easy to follow sequence. Bearing packing, seal removal, and replacement also covered in detail. Great video, thanks.
Thanks for an excellent lesson . I am looking at purchasing a used boat trailer and now have working knowledge of what to look for when considering a particular trailer. Best instructional video I have seen to date. : )
Well done! Thank you. I just had a brake failure on my 21’ travel trailer on Highway 101 in the California redwoods. Your instructional video helped. me better understand electric brake mechanics and servicing. Jim Tischer, Woodland CA
Hello. I know you posted this 8 years ago but you've just solved a problem I've been having with my RV brakes here in New Zealand. Thankyou very much. We just couldn't work out what the problem was. 😊
Thank you so much. I have just bought my first trailer "used" and I noticed one hub was very hot when I got home with her.I am going to use all your tricks and tips to get her rolling better. This was by far the best video of the lot.
Thank you for taking the time to provide us DIY folks with some helpful video and tips. Just removed my cargo trailer brakes entirely and have new complete units due in tomorrow. Looking forward to putting it back together and using it. Has about 70k miles on it with original brakes... Thanks again!!
Thank you for posting this video. Didn't mind the length at all. As I get older, and acquire more items requiring some type of mechanical maintenance, I find myself being a DIY type of person more and more. I thoroughly enjoyed this trailer brake video. I am about to do the same job to my RV. This video has been extremely helpful in my instructional seeking search for how to DIY.
Great video! I broke a magnet clip today and you showed how to install a new one. Good deal. And it was good to see that you showed the short lining (the primary shoe) goes in the front and the long lining (the secondary shoe) goes in the rear. I have taken apart so many drum brakes to find that backwards. I've done hundreds, maybe thousands of drum brakes but usually hydraulic not electric. Until today I haven't touched an electric brake since the 1970's. Thanks!
I have a dump trailer which I have to leave outside due to under cover room. I had it lifted off the ground for the winter, Winter is over so before I was about to let it down onto the ground I turned the wheels to make sure everything was free moving, unfortunately one wheel (front left with elect. brake) was sticking or rubbing. Thanks to UTube and more especially your video I could understand what to look for and fix. I'm not done yet as it is pretty rusty in there and parts are not moving freely, but you gave me the courage and knowhow to tackle this job. Thanks again. Mike
Thanks for a good discussion and excellent video. The last time I did a brake job on drum brakes was over 40 years ago. Brings back memories. I much prefer disc brakes!
+Audio Tech Labs That's cool! Hopefully it will help. I'm sure there's tons of videos on this subject that might have more information. This is just my way and how I do it. Good luck with your rehab! G.
Your video was very informative since I am not an electric brake expert by any means, I learned quite a bit of what to do and what not to do. Thank you.
I love youtube as a tutorial when learning a new skill. This is by far the best tutorial i have ever watched. This guy is an awesome teacher for the guy like me that needs the simple and detailed information. Thankyou.
The ol bearing in the palm trick...yeah I got tired of it too and purchased the bearing grease tool you mentioned. They are $8 now but saved me a bunch of rags wiping my hands off. Thanks for sharing.
Don't recommend using wire cutters to reset your springs. With experience no biggie, but then people reviewing may not be aware and they may nick the spring to much to cause a failure. Nice job, especially with the bearings. Love the upgrade on the nut assembly. You were very detail in your explanation of how and why.
Agreed on the use of the wire cutters Ron. They are super hard, but too much with the cutters can nick them. I do have experience, and finesse can't come through in video form. Glad you like the video and thanks for the comment. Take care, G.
Excellent and unlike disassembly video...unlike the vast majority of electric trailer brake videos where the just replace the whole backing plate brake assembly with a new one. Just what I was looking for since my vintage trailer brakes are discontinued. Thank you!🙏
Thanks, and agreed! Most are just a remove and replace. Aside from this one issue, there was no reason to do that in my case. Since yours are discontinued, this is an option to explore. Hope your job goes well. Take care and good luck, G.
Very informative and much appreciated. I find Avon skin so soft oil to help with mosquitoes. Nice to listen and watch a video with my daughter and not hear swear words or mind-numbing music.
No problem Joseph! Glad it was useful. I started treating my property for mosquitoes and I've only seen three in the last couple of weeks. They get really bad around here. I still have to use sprays when going elsewhere, so thanks for the tip on the Avon product. Yeah, I keep my videos clean for that very reason. Nothing worse than trying to watch a video with my 6yr old near and bombs keep dropping out of the blue. Any video you watch of mine will be safe. I also agree on the music. If I'm trying to learn something, it's nothing but a distraction. Good luck, G.
Thanks! Glad you liked it. I believe you're only the second or third to make reference to the monkey. I'm starting to wonder if the (now) masses even know the reference. Or perhaps I'm showing my age. Either way, Good luck, G.
A good video on trailer brakes and bearings. Most people don’t mention that as well as checking the outer races that you should check the inner races of the bearings also. By looking in the bearing between the rollers and roller cage you can check the inner race. Thank you Jim.
Great video, Iv just had the exact same problem on our trailer, lucky I got a replacement assy under warranty. It was fun explaining to the sales person that its not ment to have radial play in the bushing !
Thank you so much. I just paid our local Iron Works welders about 1K $ to reinforce my 16’ trailer bed at the loading junction and they did an incredible job. It is a 30 year old trailer so it needed some help. When they got through I had them rebook up the electric brakes which hadn’t worked for about 3 years! So after all of their hard work I drove my 16’ trailer back to my farm. Oh Oh! The brake on the left side of the trailer was locking up every time I depressed the brake. You called it “running hot.” Well it was “SMMMMOOOKIN!” So I went to my favorite UA-cam and watched your entire training video...it was perfect. I would watch about 10 minutes...go and perform the procedure. Then I would watch another 10 minutes and go perform the procedure. Your explanation and examples were so well done that I could reproduce the procedure and get the desired results. By the time I was done...it worked. I needed every single minute of your video! Thanks again. Patrick
I bought one of those bearing packers years ago and it sure beats scraping grease off the palm of your hand. I didn't have any issues with mine but I did buy a Rubbermaid container with a lid to store it in when not in use. That way I don't' have to worry about it getting contaminated with dust or dirt. I do the same thing with my oil funnels . As always your trailer brake tutorial was very informative and it makes me wonder if a lot of these RV owners that talk about bearing failure might be caused by that bushing being worn out.
+Lee Mullen I agree Lee! Why I waiting all these years to spend about $5-6 I don't know...lol. Good idea using a container to store it and funnels. I usually clean them up so they don't get contaminated. I guess if the bushing was worn, it could cause the heat to get high enough with brakes hanging to damage the bearings. Or it could be a simple maintenance or adjustment issue- who knows. Take care, G.
Excellent Excellent Video! I learned a lot. Thank you for taking the time to produce this! I’m going to have my wife watch this before she repacks the bearings this year. Honey, would you grab me another beer?
Great video! I too had the misfortune of having one of my trailer brakes go bad on me. Plenty of dust on wheel and hot hub. Those brake assemblies are only one year old so I was surprised to have an issue. Could not stop and work on it as hub was too hot to handle. I have to remove the wheel to get to the bearings. I had a suspicion that the magnetic shoe arm was getting hung up on that metal protrusion on the front brake shoe. Not gonna deal with that bushing so I'll file away on the side of the protrusion and see if that fixes the problem.
Watched the whole thing G. Better you than me...I've done my share. Well done tutorial and good tips with simple tools, Nice! One thing I used to do if the drum weren't turned and knew they had been hot was to use some medium emery on the inside of the drum by hand, because it would show hot spots right away, for possible turning or discard. Brakes are one of those things that people usually don't realize is; that they are taking their lives as well as others in their hands. I know we share that philosophy. Quick Story: 100yrs ago...Had a gal come in with a Vega with a semi built 350 and an Old's pumpkin and axles shortened, for new rear air shocks @¿@ (single feed!!). Put in the new shocks and built a dual feed for her, set it on the ground to road toad it...thought better and looked under the hood. Nice job on the engine conversion, clean work on the fire wall...then noticed it had the OEM Master Cylinder...and had been chromed. Oh My...knowing it had improper sized wheel cylinders on the rear and the tiny stuff on the front...Just couldn't road toad it. Told her, nice job on the engine and pumpkin but I would never work on this again until that was fixed and that she was taking other peoples life in her hands which I won't tolerate! A few months later she stopped by and showed a whole new system she had put in to it. Can't remember all the details but it was substantial and thanked her for stopping by. One of the scariest thing I ever saw for a hot rod...a rocket with no parachute or brakes! Till Then, ~PJ
+pjsalchemy Good tip on the emery! That's true, they're nothing not to have right for sure. Good story! Stopping is something most won't think about since it's all about the speed...lol. Good you were able to voice the concern, she adhered to the advice, and then found a remedy! G.
Hey thanks Bob ive owned quite a few Campers and other trailers ironically the one i owned with electric brakes i picked up at a repair center the previous owner had it at for a State inspection and A brake adjustment that being said the system worked flawlessly for the 10 years i owned and pulled it so i never needed to do any work to the system I knew that it was a electri magnet that got energized to engage the shoes But didnt need to mess with or learn more about them of course my uriousity was always there and thats what brought me to your channel overall the systems appear straight foward to me and realities ly easy to work on I had done a lot of work in the years past i had to fool / work on hydraulic trailer brakes on boat trailers that were always getting Salt water exposed in Florida and rust would form like crazy ? Thanks for the video BTW the Monkey Football story was pretty funny perhaps if i would had listened to ole Whats her name about her squeaky brakes we wouldn’t be Happily Divorced for 25 years ?
Glad you liked it Craig! You're the first one to comment on the Monkey with the football...lol. I guess not fixing one squeak actually fixed another.... Take care, G.
If you come across that football...DON'T touch it. Give it to the neighbor who cuts limbs with a skillsaw😁. Your video is great - well presented between video & explanation - not shaky or too dark to see. Thank you very much!!👍🏿(phone took away my white one).
Agreed with the football! Sadly though, that neighbor passed some years back and he was a good man. Aside from that, I'm glad you found the video useful. Good luck and take care, G.
I'm not the one to say. I will, however, say some say yes and some say no. IMO, the naysayers are lame and don't really wan't to learn anything. Take care and good luck, G.
Perfect. I was running real hot and hearing a clunk when I release the brake. Havent got to doing it yet but I'd wager I'm looking at the exact same issue
Thanks! Yes it was long but I appreciated all the extra info you included, and the thoroughness with which you dealt with each and every part, so I was able to fully understand what was going on.
No problem Tony! I try to include enough detail in my videos to eliminate questions or doubt- which does have a tendency to make them run long. Glad you found it informative. Good luck, G.
S great job. Best I've ever see. The wires that come through the axels to your brakes, I know one is ground. My question is the two wires coming from the back of the hub does it matter which is ground?
Gerald from kansas thanks for your time in teaching a lot of us on how to do brakes thanks a ton . i just have on question were would we order brakes from and seals from i didnt hear were you order them from. Thanks for all your time you use to help us understand the whole concept of electric brake . you are totally awesome .
No problem Gerald! Glad it was helpful. There's a trailer parts house in my area, so that's where my stuff came from. You can check your area, or perhaps look at etrailer.com. Good luck, G.
iamgriff commented: "I usually soak my brake shoes in oil overnight. it helps to lubricate and cool the the pads" Where did you get this quote? Not from my mouth. What say you?
finally, somebody explained it to me regarding blowing out the rear seal. Of course I did this. It’s such a mess to clean out those drums. I never use the zerks again but now that I understand, perhaps I will.
I had my dexter brake on my small camping trailer hanging up. (New brakes). This video leads me to a possible reason Why my brakes where still creating heat even after disconnecting the power back and also using the adjuster to take in the brakes as far as they would come in. Sdragging
Best electric brake maintenance video I have seen. Really helpful, disassembly-assembly and lubrication points instructions in a clear easy to follow sequence. Bearing packing, seal removal, and replacement also covered in detail. Great video, thanks.
Thanks Bob! I'm glad you found it informative. Take care, G.
@@ghostsesLLC lol llllllĺ
@@kenmcfarland8707 Did you have something to say that makes sense? Please try again. G.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this process throughly. I love the fact that you are so detailed in your work.
Thanks! Hope you found it useful in some way. Good luck and take care, G.
That was excellent, Thanks. Your commentary kept me entertained as much as your actual work. Really great stuff :-)
Thanks Nathan! I'm glad you liked it. Good luck, G.
Thanks for an excellent lesson . I am looking at purchasing a used boat trailer and now have working knowledge of what to look for when considering a particular trailer. Best instructional video I have seen to date. : )
Glad you found it informative! Hope it helps with your search. Take care, G.
Well done! Thank you. I just had a brake failure on my 21’ travel trailer on Highway 101 in the California redwoods. Your instructional video helped. me better understand electric brake mechanics and servicing. Jim Tischer, Woodland CA
Thanks Jim. Glad it was helpful. Take care, G.
Great job! Thank you for taking the time to cover the entire process. Very helpful.
Thanks Ralph! Glad you found it informative. Take care, G.
Thanks to you and a great video, I have my brakes fixed on my horse trailer.
Good deal Randy! Take care, G.
Hello. I know you posted this 8 years ago but you've just solved a problem I've been having with my RV brakes here in New Zealand. Thankyou very much. We just couldn't work out what the problem was. 😊
Dave, it was posted years ago but it's still relevant. I'm glad it helped in resolving you issues. Good luck and take care from the U.S., G.
Thank you so much. I have just bought my first trailer "used" and I noticed one hub was very hot when I got home with her.I am going to use all your tricks and tips to get her rolling better. This was by far the best video of the lot.
Thanks Bo! Good luck getting it sorted out. Take care, G.
Thank you for taking the time to provide us DIY folks with some helpful video and tips. Just removed my cargo trailer brakes entirely and have new complete units due in tomorrow. Looking forward to putting it back together and using it. Has about 70k miles on it with original brakes... Thanks again!!
No problem Rick! Hope your task went well. Take care, G.
Thank you for posting this video. Didn't mind the length at all. As I get older, and acquire more items requiring some type of mechanical maintenance, I find myself being a DIY type of person more and more. I thoroughly enjoyed this trailer brake video. I am about to do the same job to my RV. This video has been extremely helpful in my instructional seeking search for how to DIY.
Thanks Mario- glad you liked it. Yeah, I prefer to do everything myself. That way, I know what I'm getting. Good luck with your RV, G.
Great video! I broke a magnet clip today and you showed how to install a new one. Good deal. And it was good to see that you showed the short lining (the primary shoe) goes in the front and the long lining (the secondary shoe) goes in the rear. I have taken apart so many drum brakes to find that backwards. I've done hundreds, maybe thousands of drum brakes but usually hydraulic not electric. Until today I haven't touched an electric brake since the 1970's. Thanks!
Thanks Buff! Glad you found it informative. Take care, G.
Now I'll go and service mine. It's really quite simple when well explained like this. Great job, thank you...
Good deal Clive! Glad you found it helpful. Good luck with your job, G.
My hats off to you man. I learned more watching you than you can imagine. I wish you were my neighbor.
Thanks Bill! Glad you found it informative. Take care, G.
Great video. You, sir, are the Bob Ross of trailer brake videos! Thumbs up!
Thanks man, take care, G.
Nicely done. Very informative without a lot of BS thrown in. Thanks
Thanks! Take care, G.
The first 25 seconds need to be edited out....
I recently retired from and have held multiple positions in my company's training and development department. Impressive, thank you. Great Job!
Thanks! Glad you found it informative. Take care, G.
I have a dump trailer which I have to leave outside due to under cover room. I had it lifted off the ground for the winter, Winter is over so before I was about to let it down onto the ground I turned the wheels to make sure everything was free moving, unfortunately one wheel (front left with elect. brake) was sticking or rubbing. Thanks to UTube and more especially your video I could understand what to look for and fix. I'm not done yet as it is pretty rusty in there and parts are not moving freely, but you gave me the courage and knowhow to tackle this job. Thanks again.
Mike
That's cool Mike! I'm glad the video was useful. Good luck with the rest of the job! Take care, G.
Thanks for a good discussion and excellent video. The last time I did a brake job on drum brakes was over 40 years ago. Brings back memories. I much prefer disc brakes!
Thanks Harry! Glad you liked it. I agree, discs are my preferred setup as well. Set it and forget it. Much better. Take care, G.
Thanks for the detailed video. I don't typically watch long videos but you did well keeping my attention while delivering good info. Thanks
Thanks Jake! Glad to hear you like it- despite it's length. Take care, G.
Wow! I will be rehabbing a1978 Terry in the spring and the brakes are high on my list and this video will be a big help to me. Thankz
+Audio Tech Labs
That's cool! Hopefully it will help. I'm sure there's tons of videos on this subject that might have more information. This is just my way and how I do it. Good luck with your rehab! G.
Just what I needed to see - great job!
Thanks John! Take care, G.
Your video was very informative since I am not an electric brake expert by any means, I learned quite a bit of what to do and what not to do. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful. Take care, G.
I love youtube as a tutorial when learning a new skill. This is by far the best tutorial i have ever watched. This guy is an awesome teacher for the guy like me that needs the simple and detailed information. Thankyou.
Thanks Andy! Glad you found it informative and educational. Take care, G.
The ol bearing in the palm trick...yeah I got tired of it too and purchased the bearing grease tool you mentioned. They are $8 now but saved me a bunch of rags wiping my hands off. Thanks for sharing.
Yep, that's the drill I've used forever. After fixing the problems with it- it's been nice to work with. Take care, G.
Thank you. Answered all my questions and made excellent suggestions. Great video.
Thanks! Glad you found it useful. Take care, G.
Don't recommend using wire cutters to reset your springs. With experience no biggie, but then people reviewing may not be aware and they may nick the spring to much to cause a failure. Nice job, especially with the bearings. Love the upgrade on the nut assembly. You were very detail in your explanation of how and why.
Agreed on the use of the wire cutters Ron. They are super hard, but too much with the cutters can nick them. I do have experience, and finesse can't come through in video form. Glad you like the video and thanks for the comment. Take care, G.
22:57, Excellent evaluation on imported junk.... Second to none on brake R&R video, very simple and concise, thank you
Thanks Dale! Take care, G.
really appreciated your video. never done this before so seeing the step by step provides what i needed to do the job. thx again
Thanks Thomas! Good luck with your job, G.
What an in-depth and fantastically explained video you did !! I feel like it will be an easy job to do now . Thanks
Thanks! Good luck with your project. Take care, G.
thank you for all the great info! you did a great job explaining everything in a easy way to understand.
Thanks! Glad it was useful. Good luck, G.
A long one, but a good one! Best tutorial on trailer brakes and bearings on You Tube. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you liked it. Take care, G.
this was exactly wat I was looking for, thanks for the very informative video!
Glad you found it Griff! Take care, G.
Excellent and unlike disassembly video...unlike the vast majority of electric trailer brake videos where the just replace the whole backing plate brake assembly with a new one. Just what I was looking for since my vintage trailer brakes are discontinued. Thank you!🙏
Thanks, and agreed! Most are just a remove and replace. Aside from this one issue, there was no reason to do that in my case. Since yours are discontinued, this is an option to explore. Hope your job goes well. Take care and good luck, G.
Very informative and much appreciated. I find Avon skin so soft oil to help with mosquitoes. Nice to listen and watch a video with my daughter and not hear swear words or mind-numbing music.
No problem Joseph! Glad it was useful. I started treating my property for mosquitoes and I've only seen three in the last couple of weeks. They get really bad around here. I still have to use sprays when going elsewhere, so thanks for the tip on the Avon product.
Yeah, I keep my videos clean for that very reason. Nothing worse than trying to watch a video with my 6yr old near and bombs keep dropping out of the blue. Any video you watch of mine will be safe. I also agree on the music. If I'm trying to learn something, it's nothing but a distraction. Good luck, G.
All I can say, Great video!
Tanks Ronnie! Take care, G.
Excellent, thank very much for doing this video and saving me unnecessary headaches...lol....nice job "two thumbs up".... Keep those Videos coming!!!
No problem! Take care, G.
Excellent and informative. I laughed out loud at the monkey and football reference. Thank you for your contribution.
Thanks! Glad you liked it. I believe you're only the second or third to make reference to the monkey. I'm starting to wonder if the (now) masses even know the reference. Or perhaps I'm showing my age. Either way, Good luck, G.
A good video on trailer brakes and bearings. Most people don’t mention that as well as checking the outer races that you should check the inner races of the bearings also. By looking in the bearing between the rollers and roller cage you can check the inner race. Thank you Jim.
That's true Jim. Thanks for the post. G.
Very good demonstration. Thank you very much! I always like to learn something from the videos I watch. And I did on this one!
Thanks Tom! I'm an Okie myself. Glad you found the video informative. Take care, G.
Great instructional video for maintaining those pesky trailer brakes and bearings. Fun to listen to as well!
Thanks! Glad you liked it! Good luck, G.
Great video, Iv just had the exact same problem on our trailer, lucky I got a replacement assy under warranty. It was fun explaining to the sales person that its not ment to have radial play in the bushing !
Thanks! Glad it worked out in your favor. Take care, G.
Thank you so much. I just paid our local Iron Works welders about 1K $ to reinforce my 16’ trailer bed at the loading junction and they did an incredible job. It is a 30 year old trailer so it needed some help. When they got through I had them rebook up the electric brakes which hadn’t worked for about 3 years! So after all of their hard work I drove my 16’ trailer back to my farm. Oh Oh! The brake on the left side of the trailer was locking up every time I depressed the brake. You called it “running hot.” Well it was “SMMMMOOOKIN!” So I went to my favorite UA-cam and watched your entire training video...it was perfect. I would watch about 10 minutes...go and perform the procedure. Then I would watch another 10 minutes and go perform the procedure. Your explanation and examples were so well done that I could reproduce the procedure and get the desired results. By the time I was done...it worked. I needed every single minute of your video! Thanks again.
Patrick
That's cool Patrick! Glad it was helpful to get yours working again. Take care, G.
I bought one of those bearing packers years ago and it sure beats scraping grease off the palm of your hand. I didn't have any issues with mine but I did buy a Rubbermaid container with a lid to store it in when not in use. That way I don't' have to worry about it getting contaminated with dust or dirt. I do the same thing with my oil funnels . As always your trailer brake tutorial was very informative and it makes me wonder if a lot of these RV owners that talk about bearing failure might be caused by that bushing being worn out.
+Lee Mullen
I agree Lee! Why I waiting all these years to spend about $5-6 I don't know...lol. Good idea using a container to store it and funnels. I usually clean them up so they don't get contaminated. I guess if the bushing was worn, it could cause the heat to get high enough with brakes hanging to damage the bearings. Or it could be a simple maintenance or adjustment issue- who knows. Take care, G.
Extremely informative. Well done. Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge.
Thanks Jeff! Glad you found it helpful. Take care, G.
Love the way you explain things.
Thanks Andrean! Glad you liked it. Take care, G.
Another great video G. Thanks for sharing.
+Mark R.
Thanks Mark! G.
Excellent video. You really know your stuff. 👍
Thanks Brent! Good luck, G.
Very detailed. Great job. I think even the Millennial kids can do a break job now without whining about it. You do good work.
Thanks again Randall! LOL!!! You might be right. There's some good stock in there but they're few and far between. Good luck, G.
Randall Shular hahaha,,🤣🤣🤣
Millennials are in their early 40 now. Jesus christ that gets tiresome to hear.
Excellent Excellent Video! I learned a lot. Thank you for taking the time to produce this!
I’m going to have my wife watch this before she repacks the bearings this year.
Honey, would you grab me another beer?
Thanks Rob! Be sure to have her watch any of the 300+ videos on my channel to learn other things to do for you!!!!! Take care, G.
Great video! I too had the misfortune of having one of my trailer brakes go bad on me. Plenty of dust on wheel and hot hub. Those brake assemblies are only one year old so I was surprised to have an issue. Could not stop and work on it as hub was too hot to handle. I have to remove the wheel to get to the bearings. I had a suspicion that the magnetic shoe arm was getting hung up on that metal protrusion on the front brake shoe. Not gonna deal with that bushing so I'll file away on the side of the protrusion and see if that fixes the problem.
Thanks Roger! I say, do whatever you need to do to get going again. Hope it works out well. Good luck, G.
Very informative, thank you! You answered all of my questions in this video :)
Glad you liked it. Take care, G.
Basic tools and even upgraded parts. Step by step simplicity thanks to you.
That's cool Frank! Glad it was helpful with your job. Take care, G.
Excellent video! Very clear and concise, thank you for posting.
Thanks Bruce! Glad you found it informative. Take care, G.
Watched the whole thing G. Better you than me...I've done my share. Well done tutorial and good tips with simple tools, Nice! One thing I used to do if the drum weren't turned and knew they had been hot was to use some medium emery on the inside of the drum by hand, because it would show hot spots right away, for possible turning or discard. Brakes are one of those things that people usually don't realize is; that they are taking their lives as well as others in their hands. I know we share that philosophy.
Quick Story: 100yrs ago...Had a gal come in with a Vega with a semi built 350 and an Old's pumpkin and axles shortened, for new rear air shocks @¿@ (single feed!!). Put in the new shocks and built a dual feed for her, set it on the ground to road toad it...thought better and looked under the hood. Nice job on the engine conversion, clean work on the fire wall...then noticed it had the OEM Master Cylinder...and had been chromed. Oh My...knowing it had improper sized wheel cylinders on the rear and the tiny stuff on the front...Just couldn't road toad it. Told her, nice job on the engine and pumpkin but I would never work on this again until that was fixed and that she was taking other peoples life in her hands which I won't tolerate! A few months later she stopped by and showed a whole new system she had put in to it. Can't remember all the details but it was substantial and thanked her for stopping by. One of the scariest thing I ever saw for a hot rod...a rocket with no parachute or brakes! Till Then, ~PJ
+pjsalchemy
Good tip on the emery! That's true, they're nothing not to have right for sure. Good story! Stopping is something most won't think about since it's all about the speed...lol. Good you were able to voice the concern, she adhered to the advice, and then found a remedy! G.
That's a great help. I watched the whole thing.
Thanks Michael! Glad you like it. Take care, G.
Another dang good video. Thanks Ghostses!
Glad it was helpful Monte. Good luck, G.
Very good! Thanks for being thorough.
Thanks John. Glad you found it informative. Good luck, G.
Excellent video!
Thanks! Take care, G.
I haven't looked at mine yet but I AM HAVING THE SAAAAAAAME PROBLEM. Great video!!
THank you very much@@!!!
Thanks! Check it out. Also check the adjustment on the shoes. If they're too loose, it might cause the same problem but not sure. Good luck, G.
Thanks ,you do great job ...smart too
Thanks Tom! Good luck, G.
I just had the same problem, you’re a life saver
Glad it was helpful. Take care, G.
Excellent instructional video! Thanks!
Thanks Ron! Glad you liked it. Take care, G.
that dust cap tool is slick. looks like the kind of thing found at the antique/second hand shop.
That it is. I'm not sure if they're still made, but they work great. G.
Very well done tutorial 👏
You have a gift of teaching.
Very detailed instructions.
My hat off to you Sir !
Thanks! Glad you found it informative. Take care, G.
Thanks boss. About to do my rig. Double axels. Here we gooooo
No problem! Good luck with your project. Take care, G.
Excelent Job. I really appreciate all the recomendations.
thanks!!
Thank! Glad it was helpful. Take care, G.
great video. not too long very thorough. Planning on doing mine this weekend and will bookmark this one. Thank you
Thanks Josef! I hope your job goes well. Good luck, G.
Great info and enjoyed the detail you provided.
Thanks John. Take care, G.
Excellent & thorough! Thanks! 😊
Glad you liked it Poppa! Take care, G.
Out standing video ! Thanks .
Thanks Jan! Glad you liked it. Good luck, G.
Hey thanks Bob ive owned quite a few Campers and other trailers ironically the one i owned with electric brakes i picked up at a repair center the previous owner had it at for a State inspection and A brake adjustment that being said the system worked flawlessly for the 10 years i owned and pulled it so i never needed to do any work to the system I knew that it was a electri magnet that got energized to engage the shoes But didnt need to mess with or learn more about them of course my uriousity was always there and thats what brought me to your channel overall the systems appear straight foward to me and realities ly easy to work on I had done a lot of work in the years past i had to fool / work on hydraulic trailer brakes on boat trailers that were always getting Salt water exposed in Florida and rust would form like crazy ? Thanks for the video BTW the Monkey Football story was pretty funny perhaps if i would had listened to ole Whats her name about her squeaky brakes we wouldn’t be Happily Divorced for 25 years ?
Glad you liked it Craig! You're the first one to comment on the Monkey with the football...lol. I guess not fixing one squeak actually fixed another.... Take care, G.
If you come across that football...DON'T touch it. Give it to the neighbor who cuts limbs with a skillsaw😁. Your video is great - well presented between video & explanation - not shaky or too dark to see. Thank you very much!!👍🏿(phone took away my white one).
Agreed with the football! Sadly though, that neighbor passed some years back and he was a good man. Aside from that, I'm glad you found the video useful. Good luck and take care, G.
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This guy is the Mr. Rogers of trailer axle maintenance 💫👍
I'm not the one to say. I will, however, say some say yes and some say no. IMO, the naysayers are lame and don't really wan't to learn anything. Take care and good luck, G.
Thank you so much for the explanation and the time you took show the complete process....
Glad it was helpful Fernando. Good luck, G.
Perfect. I was running real hot and hearing a clunk when I release the brake. Havent got to doing it yet but I'd wager I'm looking at the exact same issue
Thanks Patrick! That was my problem. Good luck tracking your issue down. Take care, G.
Thank You, For Sharing Great job
No problem and thanks! G.
Very well done, thanks!
Thanks! Good luck, G.
Thats a super video well done and thanks.
Thanks Jimmy! Take care, G.
Thanks! Yes it was long but I appreciated all the extra info you included, and the thoroughness with which you dealt with each and every part, so I was able to fully understand what was going on.
No problem Tony! I try to include enough detail in my videos to eliminate questions or doubt- which does have a tendency to make them run long. Glad you found it informative. Good luck, G.
VERY WELL DONE MATE, THANK-YOU VERY MUCH, STAY AWESOME AND SAFE !!
Thanks Roger. Glad it was helpful. Take care, G.
S great job. Best I've ever see. The wires that come through the axels to your brakes, I know one is ground. My question is the two wires coming from the back of the hub does it matter which is ground?
Thanks Randy! No, it doesn't matter which wire you ground. Take care, G.
Years I've been doing it wrong,thanks for sharing.
Thanks, G.
Great video really enjoy
Thanks Dave! Take care, G.
Great video. You would make a great shop instructor.
Thanks Ron! G.
Really well made video - thanks
Thanks again Mike! Take care, G.
Great video my friend!
Thanks Jeffrey! Glad you liked it. take care, G.
Channel locks are pretty cool for taking springs off too
True! G.
Thank you very for this great video,I learn a lot
Thanks! Glad you found it informative. Good luck, G.
Best brake video on UA-cam University
Thanks. Glad you found it useful. Take care, G.
Great Video, Very Helpful, Thank you
Thanks Dennis. Glad it was helpful. Take care, G.
Gerald from kansas thanks for your time in teaching a lot of us on how to do brakes thanks a ton . i just have on question were would we order brakes from and seals from i didnt hear were you order them from. Thanks for all your time you use to help us understand the whole concept of electric brake . you are totally awesome .
No problem Gerald! Glad it was helpful. There's a trailer parts house in my area, so that's where my stuff came from. You can check your area, or perhaps look at etrailer.com. Good luck, G.
“i’m going to show you the right tools, but the tools that will work” 😂
Please timestamp the quot please. Do it, G.
iamgriff commented: "I usually soak my brake shoes in oil overnight. it helps to lubricate and cool the the pads"
Where did you get this quote? Not from my mouth. What say you?
finally, somebody explained it to me regarding blowing out the rear seal. Of course I did this. It’s such a mess to clean out those drums. I never use the zerks again but now that I understand, perhaps I will.
Glad it was helpful. Good luck and take care, G.
Super vid!
Thanks! G.
great video...thank you!
No problem Roger! Glad you found it useful. Good luck, G.
I had my dexter brake on my small camping trailer hanging up. (New brakes). This video leads me to a possible reason Why my brakes where still creating heat even after disconnecting the power back and also using the adjuster to take in the brakes as far as they would come in. Sdragging
Glad it might be helpful to pinpoint your problem. Good luck, G.
Good job sir!
Thanks! Take care, G.
Proper job! thx
Thanks Josh! G.
Thanks big guy, great video
No problem! Take care, G.