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The automotive-grade pads on these brakes offer lasting effectiveness. Both 7" x 1-1/4" assemblies have rust-resistant, e-coated backing plates. Fits 10" to 13" wheels.
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Quick Tip: There's really not a whole lot to getting new drum brakes. If you've confirmed that all of the specs listed above line up with what you need for your trailer, you can be pretty sure these will work for you.
The pads on these trailer brakes are made of the same friction material that you might find on a car's drum brakes. In fact, the material is SAE-N certified. So, not only does it provide high-performance braking, but it's environmentally friendly, too! With these brakes, your trailer will be good to go on any road throughout the United States and Canada.
The superior quality of these pads is also due to the fact that they're bonded to the shoes, not just nailed down. Riveted brake pads will always give you a screeching reminder to replace your brake shoes. That's because the rivets will scrape against your drum as the friction material wears down. You won't have that noisy problem with bonded brake pads. You'll also get a little more friction pad contact because there aren't any cutouts for rivets. And more friction means more stopping power.
These pads are also tapered, which should help to prevent any broken, crumbly bits of material from rotating inside the drum as the pads wear over time. Brakes without these tapers are more likely to create a jarring braking experience that could cause the brakes to stutter and lock up.
The more miles you put on your trailer, the more your brake pads will wear down. As they lose contact with the drum, stopping distances get longer and longer. To keep your brakes working great, it's important to adjust them pretty routinely. For this job, grab a floor jack and either a brake adjustment tool (sold separately) or just a standard flathead screwdriver.
Jack up your trailer enough to get the wheel(s) off the ground. Remove the adjuster plugs from the backing plate on the brake, and insert the flat end of the tool through the back of the assembly.
Push in on the star gear and lift it up. Keep doing this until the brake pads catch on your drum. When you can't spin your wheel by hand anymore, back the gear off by about 10 clicks by pushing down on the star gear. Does the wheel now spin freely (even if it sounds like the brake pads drag slightly on the drum)? Great! Then you're all done with that one and ready to adjust the rest.
A lot of resources have been invested to ensure that these brakes meet the requirements for certification set by the QAI and CSA . Basically, these certifications tell you that these trailer brakes are well built and safe for use on the road. They've been tested for braking performance under real-world conditions to provide the most realistic scenario for the everyday tower.
After you get these brakes installed and adjusted, you'll need to break them in. First, find a long stretch of road or a big, empty parking lot. Once you're there, set your brake controller to its maximum setting and get moving. Speed up to about 40 mph and brake to slow to about 20 mph. Repeat this 15-30 times. The goal is to get the brake shoes and magnet properly seated into your drum. You'll know you've done that when it feels less jerky (and more consistent) each time you apply the brakes.
Note: The brakes will be very hot after doing this, so after every 10 stops you'll want to wait about 10 minutes to let the brakes cool off before continuing. If you don't, you might cook and crack the pad material.
Worked perfect on my 2015 Aluma 8622 22' snowmobile trailer with Dexter 2200# axles. As others have said, I wish it would have included new nuts for the mounts, but they went on no problem. Seated in the brakes and they work perfect with my old drums. Glad to have brakes again!
Great kit, upgrading my trailer from the surge brakes that came with the trailer to electric. One note about these that's mentioned in the comments and the video it does not come with nuts and washers to install on your trailer (mistake in my opinion) but for me not a big deal. Just go get enough washers and nuts for your install. 7/16 FINE thread. Easy install, have not used them yet, still overhauling trailer.
I'm so glad I ordered the new hubs/drums. My old ones were in good enough shape to reuse, but the new ones came with the pregreased bearings installed and grease seals in place which saved me lots of time.
Also, the shoes on the new brake assemblies were already adjusted perfectly to fit the new drum.
Thank you best shipping excellent customer service thank you very much
Parts were loosely placed in shipping cardboard box and were bounced around causing the edges of the brakeshoes to get chipped by hitting each other. The box was open on one side when delivered due to not being securely taped closed.
It would have been nice to have the NUTS included with the brake assys.!!!
Brake assemblies seem fine, but they don't come with the mounting nuts! You have to purchase them separately. Others have pointed this out only to have an "e-expert" reply with a link to the mounting hardware and an implied "Duh!" So let me do their job for them, here is what should be in the product description- "BRAKE ASSEMBLIES DO NOT INCLUDE THE 8 FINE THREAD 7/16THS NUTS NEEDED FOR THE PRODUCT TO FUNCTION. YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE A SEPARATE PRODUCT TO HAVE A COMPLETE PRODUCT. UNLESS OF COURSE YOU WANT TO GET ELBOWS DEEP INTO YOUR PROJECT ONLY TO DISCOVER YOU HAVE TO STOP EVERYTHING AND GO TO LOWES TO GET 8 NUTS AND WASHERS."
Good Grief
I replaced the original hydraulic brakes and hubs on a Jayco popup trailer. The electric brake and hub Assemblies are excellent and were an easy install. Haven't used the trailer during the Covid pandemic, but hope to soon.
Items worked great - easy installation
Installing today, everything looks great and appears to be good quality.
Shipped quickly and packaged well. Brakes fit and work perfectly. I was told I wouldn’t be able to find brakes for my 2200lb axle but these work great!
Electric brakes were a perfect fit and work great. Highly recommend
Good quality part and works as it's supposed to
Everything was good. Thank you for your prompt attention, help, and quick delivery.
Purchased electric brakes for a camper. Good price
Easy instructions seem to work fine.
MAGNET CLIPS JUNK
order arrived packing suxs springs and clips loose within the wrapping paper one brake adjuster was not attached and was loose floating around within the assy. throw away the magnet clips order the clips for the 10" ,dosent come with nuts to attach order 7/16-20 stainless steel nuts not a common thread size.
Reasonably priced. Works very well!
Prompt service, item as described. Trailer brake was easy to install, good performance from product.
First purchase but not the last. Got them super quick and fit perfectly. Linda was awsome and a true asset for the company. I'd recommend E-Trailer to everyone for any and all trailer needs.
worked great
Disappointing... Brake assemblies did not come with nuts for the studs. I live an hour from a hardware store that carried these, and had to run in for them.
Easy replacement part for a decent mone y.
Thanks for speedy shipment
Would be great if new nuts were included. Old rusty nuts go back on unless you have new ones ready.......otherwise, they fit, they worked, no issue.
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6/4/2025
Sounds like a major win-win situation, Anthony! I'm glad that everything was an easy and smooth swap. Have you taken the trailer out for a tow and tested everything out yet?