Maintain Your Trailer Brakes
If you’re someone who travels quite often in their trailer, then it’s a good idea to get it checked professionally every so often. It’s important that you take care of your trailer really well, especially the trailer brakes.
In a recent study, it was found that one of the major causes of road accidents is brake failure. This only goes to show how few people actually pay attention to the condition of their trailer brakes. If you’re guilty of neglecting the condition of your trailer, then we suggest you get it checked with us immediately!
We, at Nagel Trailer Repair, provide world-class services for trailer Repair in Detroit. With us, you can avail repair services for RVs, cargo, concession and camper trailers! That’s not all. We also build trailers from scratch.
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Here, we have mentioned a few ways through which you can ensure that your trailer brakes stay in a good condition and don’t malfunction any time soon.
If you’re someone who travels near water bodies quite often, then the chances of a thin layer of rust developing on your brakes are quite high. Regardless of whether the brakes come in contact with freshwater or saltwater, corrosion will eventually develop on the brakes.
However, if you’re someone who lives in a very humid region, then your brakes are susceptible to rust and corrosion due to the excessive amounts of moisture present in the atmosphere.
Whatever the cause for corrosion may be, it’s important that you deal with it before it has a chance to ruin your breaks. Follow these points to prevent rust and corrosion:
Disc brakes don’t require you to maintain them as much as drum brakes. Hence. it’s extremely crucial that you take proper care of drum brakes. The up-keep inc
grease on actuator levers, backing plates, hinge points, and adjusters. Once you’re done with the lubrication, make sure that the linings touch the drum lightly, by aligning the brakes properly. This is necessary and shouldn’t be avoided at any cost.
When it comes to maintaining the brakes well, you need to address the up-keep of the bearings too. These two things are interconnected, and hence shouldn’t be neglected. You must opt for a thorough examination of the brakes while getting the annual bearing servicing.
When you start facing a lower braking power and higher stopping distance, abnormal side-pull with brake application, wheels lock, or brake vibration that’s when you’ll know that your trailer needs wheel bearing servicing. In addition to this, hot hub caps, wheel seal leakage, and abnormal tire wear, also indicate that it’s time that you get a bearing replacement as early as possible.
Do you know what is one of the major causes of brake failure? It’s inadequate levels of brake fluid. Make sure that you check the levels of the fluid every month. We suggest that you replace the fluid every year in order to prevent internal corrosion. This will also ensure that your trailer brakes last for a long time.
Please note that you should only use brake fluid specifically recommended by the manufacturer of your trailer.
Drum brakes need to stay clean for them to work well. Hence, make sure that you rinse them down with clean water after every use. In addition to this, we also suggest that you get a 2V DC-powered pump kit. You can use it to clean both your trailer and boat. Ensure that you do this after every outing. This is a crucial step, hence we suggest not skipping it no matter what.
If you notice that the disc brakes are squealing while you’re on the road, then this could mean that due to sufficient amount of decay of pad material, it may have resulted in the wear indicator to come in contact with the disc. This is a major indication that the pads need a replacement.
If you need trailer repair in Detroit or have any further query, then contact us at Nagel Trailer Repair.
