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    Posted: 20 Sep 2012 at 2:30pm
Ya'll got me really curious so I spread a ground cloth and crawled under the Pod a little earlier. I have a Lippert #LC135-SBSA. Looked on-line but can't find a specific reference to that axle being one that has self-adjusting brakes. That being said    ...the "SA" in the suffix "SBSA" might mean "Self Adjusting" ?

This is one of the questions on my list for the week after next when I haul the Pod down to the dealer for routine axle maintenance.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Sep 2012 at 2:33pm
Originally posted by bhamster

Originally posted by kymooses

I watched a, great as always, etrailer video of that Dexter brake drum part number and the guy explains that they are self adjusting, that this cable thats shown in the video re-adjusts the brakes shoes as you are moving backward and braking.

Can you post the link to this video so we can see what the cable looks like? Thanks

This is the one for the 12 x 2 Dexter Nev-r adjust. 

This is the one for the non adjusting Dexter

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Sep 2012 at 2:51pm
Thanks, that video was very useful. I think my trailer has a Lippert axle, but I'm sure they use a similar (if not identical) design for the brakes.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Sep 2012 at 9:05pm
Sorry, Camper Bob, not sure what the going rate is for repacking and brake adjustment.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Sep 2012 at 10:29pm
Mine was $105 last fall.  Plus $60 for winterizing, and $250 for the deductable to fix the damage from backing into the tree first time out.  It will be less this fall.  Fewer miles, I am winterizing, and I did a better job backing.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2012 at 8:51am
Not backing into trees definitely reduces the repair bills!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2012 at 9:03am
I have to admit that years ago, when I sold RV's I was backing a 30' diesel pusher into a parking space after demo-ing it to a potential buyer.  Although it had a  backup camera, I was unused to the very wide panoramic view of the camera on the screen.  Soo, I kept backing up thinking that I had lots of room between the tree and the back of the RV.  Not so!  Backed into the tree and cracked the back fiberglass cover on the rear of the RV.  Ouch!!  My contribution to the repair was $2,500.  Gotta sell lots of trailers to cover that boo boo.  Much more careful now and with the Rpod it is easier to back up.  Safe Travels.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2012 at 9:30am
Originally posted by techntrek

Not backing into trees definitely reduces the repair bills!
 
And it is a lot more fun!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2012 at 9:31am
The video posted above is the one I had bookmarked also!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2012 at 7:16pm
Surprise! Surprise!  I normally do not shop at Camping World as there prices are out of my world.  However, in checking on a price to repack the wheel bearings, they quoted $139.99 which includes adjusting the brakes.  The two local dealers I checked with both wanted between $225-$250.  Well shut my mouth, guess I will have to shop at Camping World also.  Safe Travels.
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