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06 May 2006, 11:51
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Trailer Brake Flushing Kit
Came across this just now and wondered if anyone had any experience.
http://www.look4boats.com/details.php?id=827
Perhaps a bit pricey at £69 - but my searches about a year ago didn't find anything that I had confidence I could make work / adapt. Any other pointers appreciated.
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06 May 2006, 12:03
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It'll be cheaper than having someone come out and service your brakes I guess?
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06 May 2006, 18:25
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My new boat trailer has the same sort of thing.
Don't know if it actually does any good, as this is the first time I've had trailer brakes.
Seems that you could probably set up your own for a lot cheaper with stuff from teh local garden shop: a hose end, some tubing and connectors, and a couple of small sprinkler spray heads.
jky
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06 May 2006, 18:38
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I have that on my trailer, seems to do a good job
Ollie
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15 May 2006, 18:49
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Just bought a new trailer and had a similar thing fitted as an extra.
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15 May 2006, 19:43
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Is that a R & M trailer
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16 May 2006, 04:04
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Yes it is a RM Trailer.
RMT
As part of the immersion kit you also get exposed brake cables using pulleys instead of sheathed (Bowden?) cable, seems like more money for less.
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16 May 2006, 13:02
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Yes it is a RM Trailer.
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As part of the immersion kit you also get exposed brake cables using pulleys instead of sheathed (Bowden?) cable, seems like more money for less. |
Yep have used a couple of the new RM trailers with the immersion kit and have fitted a flushing kit to my snipe, as to the exposed cables I think its a great Idea as most of the times I have had binding brakes over the years its because of problems with the bowden cables sticking so these should make it far better in the long run.
Mark
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16 May 2006, 13:06
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Originally Posted by Neil R
Came across this just now and wondered if anyone had any experience.
http://www.look4boats.com/details.php?id=827
Perhaps a bit pricey at £69 - but my searches about a year ago didn't find anything that I had confidence I could make work / adapt. Any other pointers appreciated. |
Hi Neil,
I made one up using standard push fit plumbing parts, the only bit I had to modify was to epoxy a brass jet to the end of one of the fittings that goes through the back of the brake drum, total cost less than £20 and less than an hour to fit.
Mark
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16 May 2006, 16:21
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Hi, do you mean the brake drum or the brake plate? The sheet metal part that the shoes are mounted to. May not be a good idea to drill and tap and insert fitting to the cast iron brake drum???? I wish to install a similar system. Thanks.
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16 May 2006, 16:42
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Hi, do you mean the brake drum or the brake plate? The sheet metal part that the shoes are mounted to. May not be a good idea to drill and tap and insert fitting to the cast iron brake drum???? I wish to install a similar system. Thanks.
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Errr yes I did mean the backplate, fitting it to the drum would not be a very good idea at all..... Doh!!
mark
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