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When I bought my 5th wheel in 2017 I soon realized by reading this and other forums that a significant problem had been discovered with the grease used on wheel bearings in certain axles. This grease was too thin and leaked past the seals and onto the brake shoes! Long story short I contacted Grand Design and they sent 4 new brake cluster assemblies. The replacements were not the self adjusting type that were on my trailer when it was built but I did not complain. For them to step up and send new brakes was a pleasant surprise and I was not about to complain.
Now after 7 years of towing I'm about to put new brakes on the trailer and have considered going to the type that has the self adjusting feature. Does anyone know or have experienced a problem caused by self adjusting brake shoes??? Will it actually keep proper adjustment on the shoes but more importantly will this possibly cause over adjustment and thus overheating or premature wear of the shoes??
Now after 7 years of towing I'm about to put new brakes on the trailer and have considered going to the type that has the self adjusting feature. Does anyone know or have experienced a problem caused by self adjusting brake shoes??? Will it actually keep proper adjustment on the shoes but more importantly will this possibly cause over adjustment and thus overheating or premature wear of the shoes??