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12-09-2019, 12:01 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: ventura, California
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21
Posts: 36
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Brakes on 2019, E-21
Hey Everyone,
I am loving my new trailer and forgot if I need to adjust my brakes on it. I. did the initial "bumping and braking thing," but that is it. Thank you.
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12-09-2019, 01:41 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kodakajika
Hey Everyone,
I am loving my new trailer and forgot if I need to adjust my brakes on it. I. did the initial "bumping and braking thing," but that is it. Thank you.
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This is what the Escape Owners Manual says...works out to an initial adjustment around 300 miles and then every 3000 miles or so thereafter
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12-09-2019, 02:41 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kodakajika
Hey Everyone,
I am loving my new trailer and forgot if I need to adjust my brakes on it. I. did the initial "bumping and braking thing," but that is it. Thank you.
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That is all I have ever done, and check the wheel lugs
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12-09-2019, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2019 5.0TA "Junior", 2019 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Posts: 1,600
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
That is all I have ever done, and check the wheel lugs
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This has been on my list to do and I just haven't got around to it...I check the lugs every so often as that's easy to do. My brakes feel good and strong, and none of the hubs have been heating up when I've checked them so I suspect all is well, but I'd feel better if I checked and made sure all four were in good adjustment. Meant to do that at the rally last week on a nice big level concrete pad and spent all my time walking on the beach and goofing off instead.
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12-09-2019, 06:37 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Baytown, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape - upgraded version
Posts: 2,697
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davidmurphy02
This has been on my list to do and I just haven't got around to it...I check the lugs every so often as that's easy to do. My brakes feel good and strong, and none of the hubs have been heating up when I've checked them so I suspect all is well, but I'd feel better if I checked and made sure all four were in good adjustment. Meant to do that at the rally last week on a nice big level concrete pad and spent all my time walking on the beach and goofing off instead.
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I would suggest while you have the trailer jacked up to adjust the brakes, hook up your TV 7 pin and tap the brakes to make sure they actually work on each wheel.
A quick spin, then tap the TV brake petal, and if the wheel stops - great. If it doesn't, now you know which wheel(s) has a brake wiring problem.
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12-09-2019, 07:49 PM
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#6
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: ventura, California
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21
Posts: 36
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Our first trip was 1200 miles, so I guess I need to jack them up and check them. Thanks for the tips!
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