What is the Best Material for Hydraulic Drum Brakes for a Salt Water Boat Trailer

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Have boat trailer used in salt water. What are your best recommendations?

asked by: Birger

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Ideally, for a boat trailer and salt water applications, stainless steel is the best option which is only available in disc brake form. Galvanized and dacromet are the next steps down. I would be happy to make more specific recommendations if you can tell me what size brakes you need. To measure for drum brakes measure the inner diameter of the drum and the inner width where the pad material makes contact with the drum. I included a picture illustrating where to measure.

expert reply by: Michael H

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Answer 1

Since your boat and trailer will be used in salt water a galvanized hub/drum is a good idea to give you some corrosion protection. With this hub you can use Demco Galvanized Free Backing Hydraulic Drum Brake Assembly #40716 (left) and #40715 (right).…

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Answer 2

To get the best braking power for your boat trailer you would want to have disc brakes on both axles. If you happen to be limited to one axle then you would want the rear outfitted. With a 5,000lb boat you likely have two 3,500lb torsion axles. The…

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Thanks for the photo and tape measure. That makes it fairly easy to help you get what you need. You need 3500 lb single servo brake assemblies. My recommendation is the Hydraulic Brake Kit - Dacromet - 10" - Left/Right Hand #AKFBBRK-35-D. The…

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Answer 4

As long as the seals are in good condition, you should not need to change them out in order to replace your current brake shoes, because the assembly itself will stay mounted and the seal would come off with the hub drum. As a suggestion, however,…

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Answer 5

I contacted Dexter and the Unitized Oil Seal for Trailer Hubs part #10-63 do not require RTV sealant or a gasket maker. They are typically used in oil bath hubs. I have attached an installation video for your reference.

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Answer 6

If you replace the current brakes on your trailer with the same uni-servo drum brakes and no lockout actuator (like #T2351000), the brakes will deliver 20 percent braking when traveling in reverse. However, the more pressure you apply going backwards…

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The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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Answer 8

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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Answer 9

According to Blue Ox, it'll take an experienced installer about 4 to 5 hours to complete the installation of their #BX1128 Base Plate Kit on a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The install isn't what I'd call super-difficult, but the installation…

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Answer 10

Hey Andrew! Yes, Furrion does have a Chill Cube model with a heat pump. This was actually just released for aftermarket sale. You will need a complete system to make the switch, new R32 units aren't backwards compatible with old R410A systems.…

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Answer 11

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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It sounds like you are speaking of the wires for the brake magnets. If this is correct, you will need to connect one of the wires to the brake controller output wire on your trailer connector and the other wire will need to be grounded to a clean…

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