I'm camping in a couple days with the popup camper. Last weekend was maintenance time. I pulled the camper around the block to adjust the brake gain but could not get the wheels to lock up. I adjusted the brake drag but still couldn't get this wheel to stop electrically. I pulled the wheels and hubs to investigate and found this.
Looks to be a failed grease seal on the back of the hub. The shoes on this side are for sure trash and I'm not sure the mechanism is working right either. There are a couple trailer repair places nearby but nobody carries these small 7" brakes so will have to special order. Etrailer.com had all the parts in stock so I put in an overnight order. $$$$ for shipping
. I'll get it done and it will be nice to have new confidence in the brakes. It's kind of down to the wire though. Not something I want to be doing right before a road trip.
I did at least find that my camper is a bit lighter than I initially thought by a couple hundred pounds. 2002 Flagstaff MAC/LTD 227. 1782 base weight. 2384 GVWR. Not bad for sleeping a family of 6. I'm wanting to add brakes to my utility trailer also so this is a good way to get familiar with the system. Silver lining.
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Looks to be a failed grease seal on the back of the hub. The shoes on this side are for sure trash and I'm not sure the mechanism is working right either. There are a couple trailer repair places nearby but nobody carries these small 7" brakes so will have to special order. Etrailer.com had all the parts in stock so I put in an overnight order. $$$$ for shipping
I did at least find that my camper is a bit lighter than I initially thought by a couple hundred pounds. 2002 Flagstaff MAC/LTD 227. 1782 base weight. 2384 GVWR. Not bad for sleeping a family of 6. I'm wanting to add brakes to my utility trailer also so this is a good way to get familiar with the system. Silver lining.

Electric Trailer Brake Kit - 7" - Left and Right Hand Assemblies - 2,000 lbs etrailer Trailer B
Driver's-side and passenger's-side electric brakes measure 7" x 1-1/4". Brake pads are made of durable friction material for improve
