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Hey Jim


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Hi ALL,

Bearing failure on the HWY.

Question. Do Electric brakes interfere with having to change wheel bearings on the side of the road.

Eg: Do the brakes have to come off like brakes with dis rotors. I have always travelled with spare sets of bearings etc, on long trips. I  am always  prepaired on extended trips.

Your knowledge please.

Hey Jim & Lambie



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iana


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Standard electric drum brakes for trailers don't interfere with bearing work in the hubs, all is good.

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Hey Jim


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Hi Iana,

That's great news. one more off my bucket list

Regards Jim



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The brake drum & hub are one cast assembly. If there is wear in the brake drum you may have to back off the brake adjustment to be able to remove the hub-drum assembly.

Cheers Pete



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Hi Pete,

Thanks for that tip. I will store this info in my trouble shooting book.

Regards Jim



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Phil C


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Hi guys, I've been a great advocate for high temp grease in these bearings. Seems there is a fair bit of heat generated both by the magnet and brake linings.

Then again, don't sit on the brakes when going down hills, saw a guy today wobble like mad, put the foot brake on and increased the wobble, he must have woken up to using the van brake only and she straightened up. Not a pretty scene.

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