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    Posted: 15 Sep 2012 at 6:48pm
The subject came up on a different thread...but no answer.
Does the R-Pod have self adjusting brakes? One owner opened a hub port and could not find any
adjusting 'star'-wheel. Thus he assumed that the brakes were self-adjusting.

Was he correct?
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Posts: 672 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Sep 2012 at 7:35pm
    Tidalwave they are self adjusting, what was seen was the self adjusting lever that turns the star wheel to adjust the brakes as needed. The adjusting wheel is behind the lever out of sight until you raise the lever up.
   ahopes that this helps you.   Goose
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HI Goose,

Does the self adjuster work the way a cars does when the brake a applied in reverse?
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Posts: 672 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Sep 2012 at 11:13am
  Seanl, I am not a professional mechanic but in cleaning the brake parts and looking at how it works it appears that every time the brakes are applied in any direction of travel they have the ability to adjust if needed. 
    This is the best that I can remember from last year.   Goose
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I had scheduled a 1 year PM at the dealership a while back and pretty much all I am going to have them concentrate on is the axle/bearings. But I think that while I'm at it I'll ask the tech about the brakes.

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It appears that Lippert axle-brakes are self-adjusting, while Dexter axle-brakes are not.  Most of them have a manufacture label somewhere on the axle.
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Posts: 362 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Sep 2012 at 6:56pm
Pretty sure have a Lippert.Guess all I have to do is back up and tap the brakes every now and then ...

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  'Slogger,  you just need to stop using the pull-throughs when you camp.  Tongue
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Sep 2012 at 10:31pm
Originally posted by TIDALWAVE

It appears that Lippert axle-brakes are self-adjusting, while Dexter axle-brakes are not.  Most of them have a manufacture label somewhere on the axle.
 
How did you come to this conclusion?
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Posts: 913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 10:28am
I tried to contact Lippert, which is the axle I have.  They require the axle number as well as my VIN #, date of manufacture, etc.  I don't have my axle number, but again after reviewing the instructions that came with our trailer, the axle we have has only manual brake adjustment.  That's not to say that either other years or other manufacturers may have self-adjusting brakes.  Sometimes it's best to get the info directly from the "horses mouth."   Safe Travels. 
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