19 Mar 2015

Air Jordan 16s How to Replace Drum Boat Trailer Brakes

The drum brakes on Air Jordan 16s the rear of the boat trailer are designed to stop the rear wheels from turning by applying friction to the inside of the brake drums. The drum brake assembly on the boat trailer consists of an inner and outer brake shoe, brake shoe return springs, brake shoe return spring clips, wheel cylinder and the brake shoe adjuster. All of these rear braking components work together to stop the rear wheels from turning. Always replace the brake shoes before the shoe material thickness reaches 1/8 inch.

Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut that holds the brake drum in place with the pliers. Bend the cotter pin straight and then pull it out of the center of the castle nut with the pliers. Loosen and unscrew the castle nut with a 1/2 inch drive ratchet, extension and a 1/2 inch drive socket. Once the castle nut is out of the way, shake the brake drum back and forth with your hands to loosen the roller bearing inside of the brake drum. Pull the bearing out along with the flat washer that is behind the roller bearing. Place the parts in a safe area.

Transfer all of the new braking accessories that come with the new brake shoe kit to the new brake shoes. This includes the retainer springs, retainers and the retainer clips. Position the new brake shoes with new braking accessories onto the backing plate. Position the brake adjuster Air Jordan 7s and the spanner spring back onto the bottom of the backing plate. Pull out on the bottom of the brake shoes and position the bottom of the brake shoes onto the brake adjuster. Rehook the spanner spring with your hand.

Slide the drums over the new brake shoes. If the drums will not fit over the new brake shoes, remove the rubber plug on the lower back side of the backing plate with a flat head screwdriver. Slide a flat head screwdriver into the access hole and locate the star brake adjuster gears. Turn the star brake adjuster gears counterclockwise with the flat head screwdriver until the brake shoes have retracted low enough to slide the drum on. Slide the brake drum over the new brake shoes and readjust the brake shoes so that the shoes are about 1/8 inch away from the inside of the drums.

Reinsert the flat washer, roller bearing Air Jordan Women Size and the castle nut onto the spindle inside of the brake drum. Screw the castle nut on tight with your hands. Completely tighten the castle nut with the ratchet and socket. Push the cotter pin back through the center of the castle nut Air Jordan 15s and bend the cotter pin with the pliers so that it does not come out of the nut and so that the nut does not back off of the spindle. Position the dust cap back onto the middle of the drum. Tap the dust Air Jordan 12s cap into position with the rubber mallet.

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