Solution for Over Adjusted Never Adjust Brakes

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Never worked with Nev R Adjust brakes before, over tightened them, now they are bound tight and are frozen to the shoe. How can you back them off?

asked by: Michael J

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Expert Reply:

If you can pull the hub off that is going to be the easiest way to adjust the brakes looser but if it's super tight that might be hard. Otherwise you would have to use a drum brake spoon like the part # W80630 to try and move the adjuster back to a looser setting. You'll have to work against the mechanism that tightens the brake automatically which can be challenging but it is possible.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

The Dexter Nev-R-Adjust electric trailer brakes can be manually adjusted. There are a couple teeth of the adjustment wheel that are exposed just under the lever that you referenced. I have attached a photo showing the teeth. You will likely need a…

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Answer 2

The Dexter Nev-R-Adjust Electric Trailer Brake Kit - 10" - Left and Right Hand Assemblies - 3.5K #23-468-469 are not designed to be manually adjusted in the way you are describing. There isn't really a way to back off the adjustment because…

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Answer 3

There are a couple of things that caught my eye in your question. First, you mentioned taking the trailer to have the bearings packed. It is possible that in the process, they may have got some grease on the shoes or another component of the brakes…

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Answer 4

Nev-R-Adjusts will adjust themselves and do not technically need an initial adjustment, but they will take a few times of having the brakes applied before they will be set properly. So its not technically required that you do the initial adjustment,…

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Answer 5

The only difference between the two hubs is the inside dimension of the grease seal included with the hub drum. The #42866UC3-EZ uses a 10-36 grease seal with a 2.25 inch inside diameter and the #8-219-4UC3-EZ uses a 10-10 grease seal that has a…

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Answer 6

In order to get the correct replacement seal you will want to remove the seal from your hub and get the number stamped on it. If you can't find the number you can also use the dimensions of your seal to get the correct replacement. Get the outer…

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Answer 7

In order to properly adjust the Dexter electric brake assemblies on your travel trailer, you will first need to raise the trailer and check that the wheel and drum rotate freely. Remove the adjusting hole cover from the slot on the bottom of the…

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Answer 8

For your 35 ft flatbed trailer I recommend the Redline Ramp Spring #RS16933LH for the left hand side, and #RS16933RH for the right hand side. These are designed to help lift the ramps on heavier trailers like yours. So long as the hinge pin is 1…

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Answer 9

Heavy duty ramp springs #RS16933RH and #RS16933LH install on the hinge of the ramp. I have included a picture of what this looks like for you. Not all trailers are exactly the same but this should give you a general idea of how the springs install.

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Answer 10

We only carry the springs for those heavy duty style ramps. For the springs we have the Ramp Spring - 2K Torque for 1-1/2" Shaft - left hand #RS16933LH and corresponding right hand #RS16933RH. The other parts will need to be either straightened…

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Answer 11

The ramp spring that we have that would be the closest to what you have is the part #CB250D96SHD that measures 96 inches from end to end and could be trimmed down if necessary. The mounting brackets are 80 inches apart. The installation instructions…

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Answer 12

I called my contact at Dexter about the 10 inch Nev-R-Adjust brakes like part #23-468. They told me when you are installing the brake assemblies to the brake mounting flange, the torque should be between 45 and 50 ft lbs.

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