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12 x 2 Inch DrumItem # 23-180
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12" x 2" Driver's-side electric trailer brake assembly fits 7,000-lb axles. Mounting flange has a 5-bolt pattern. Fits 14-1/2", 15", 16", and 16-1/2" wheels.
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See All Vehicle FitsVideo of Dexter Electric Trailer Brake Assembly - 12" - Left Hand - 7,000 lbs
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're going to take a look at the Dexter 12 inch driver's side electric brake assembly for a 7,000 pound axle. Now electric brakes are easy to install. They offer more user control than hydraulic brakes. Basically they require only an electric brake controller, which we do sell separately on our website. There's no actuator or hydraulic lines necessary with electric brakes. Now this one is also a manual adjustment brake, so it does require periodic manual adjustment.
You adjust it at the bottom here where this adjustment here is. There is a little gear on there that you would turn with either a brake adjusting tool or a screwdriver, and you would access it through the two access holes on the backing plate right here. Now also what's nice about this brake assembly, if you notice there's two adjuster plugs in there. They do include the adjuster plugs to cover those access holes, which is nice because that will keep dirt and grime out of your brake assembly and off your brake shoes. Now this part number includes the left hand driver's side assembly. The mounting hardware you can see is all included.
Now on the 12 inch size brake assemblies, the brake mounting flange will usually have the bolts already in them. So you just put this up onto there, and then using these included nut and washer combination here you tighten it down and install it onto your trailer. Now the specs on this, the dimension is 12 inch diameter by two inches wide. What they're measuring the diameter is from this brake shoe all the way across to this brake shoe. There's your 12 inch diameter.
The two inch wide would be the width of the pad on the brake shoe, so if we go there's two inch wide. We had mentioned the brake mounting flange, you can see the five holes here, so it does use a five bolt brake mounting flange bolt pattern. Now this does require the use of a 12 inch brake drum. The wheel size that will fit on this assembly is 14.5 inch, 15 inch, and 16 inch wheels. This is designed for an axle that's rated at 7,000 pounds, and again these are electric brakes. If you notice in the back there is two black wires that come out.
They do have to be connected for this assembly to work. One goes to the brake feed, the other goes to the clean ground. They're both black wires, so either wire can be used for either function. We mentioned this is the left hand driver's side assembly. The way to tell that now on a new assembly of course they'll have a sticker that will tell you what side it's for, but if the sticker wasn't there the easiest way to tell is look at the length of the pad on the shoe. The pad on this shoe goes from here to here. On this show it's all the way from here to here. This is the longer pad, this is the shorter pad. The shorter pad is the primary shoe, and that will always face the front of the trailer. So when you install this, that towards the front would mean that this is the left hand driver's side assembly. That should do it for the review on the Dexter 12 inch left hand driver's side electric brake assembly for a 7,000 pound axle.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (23 Customer Reviews)
12" x 2" Driver's-side electric trailer brake assembly fits 7,000-lb axles. Mounting flange has a 5-bolt pattern. Fits 14-1/2", 15", 16", and 16-1/2" wheels.
These things are major time-savers! Bolt the whole assembly on, wire it up, and go! Can't beat the price either - would cost quite a bit more buying the parts individually. Made a huge difference in stopping power on my 18' Dively car hauler, 9990 GVWR. The brakes were 6 years old at the time, and had tens of thousands of miles on them - abusive miles too, with shoes seizing and dragging, electrical failures causing some to work 3x as hard as others, stop and go MA traffic, etc. While I was at it, I also grabbed 30' of Deka jacketed 2-wire 10 gauge brake wiring, and redid the whole system from the plug back. I also removed the drums, had them turned at a local garage, and installed brand new bearings, races, & seals. The improvement in stopping power was nothing short of amazing. I went from having my Tekonsha P3 on boost level 3 at 11 volts +, trailer UNLOADED, to running boost level 1 at 6 volts with 4,000 lbs. on the 2k lb. trailer! BIG difference in stopping power! 313993
So far so good! No problems with hanging brakes from being parked a majority of the time, on dirt, through wet and humid to freezing cold Massachusetts weather. Theyve also run through hundreds of miles of corrosive road salt. Had to make a few adjustments right out of the gate and am probably due for another after 2k or so miles, but thats normal break-in procedure. Well worth the price!
Smitty S - 11/05/2017Parts were delivered on time and were exactly as expected. Everything fit and functions as desired. This was my third experience with e trailer, and customer service was once again second to none. 541670
Very good service and fast delivery 431871
Fit great. Easy to install. 376197
My No Adjust 12" brakes were completely shot after 3000 miles so I wanted to try the manual adjust. So far great. The fit well and were very easy to install. 372207
I have had no problems 350902
Bought brake replacement kit for 20 ft gooseneck trailer, exact fit 344361
Great product 330859
I have received and installed four of these products on my trailer. Two lefts and two rights. I've been very pleased with the service and responses from etrailer.com on their products. I would recommend this this company in the future. Thank you very much. 316866
Product as advertised on 290475
works great fits great 283860
Works great. I am glad I replaced the whole unit and not just the shoes. 275001
Quality parts, quick service. We are working on a Landoll trailer, that isn't in production anymore. I spent a day on the Internet looking for parts. Your site was the only one that had what we needed. I'm glad I found you! 254568
Fast shipping, assemblies were the way to go. 219207
Great place to deal with ,, shipping is fast, and products or top notch. 217611
Fast free shipping. Parts fit perfect with out any issue and priced well. I will definitely do business here again. 211528
Thanks called and friendly help made sure all parts was correct and orders , received parts promptly and all installed well ,100%satisfied 172423
The Brakes were the correct ones and fit perfectly on the axles. Was a ten min replacement per axle. I only had a small decal to identify the original backing plate and the sales person was able to cross reference the number to drive at this set of brakes. Was very painless. Thanks Mike 170610
Product was shipped in a timely manner. Product bolted right up, and worked perfectly. Great Job on this one! 152372
great service quick delivery exact match thanks e trailer 108624
Excellent products and service. 88105
GREAT PRODUCT FAST SHIPPING A+++++ 50801
I purchased theDexter 23-180 and 23-181 brake assemblies. such a easy task of installing. Quality is awsome.And you can not wire these wrong, and very fast delivery. Looking foward to continued buisness with etrailer. Thanks Paul 31815
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