Recommended Brakes for a 2018 Forest River Flagstaff Hard Side Camper T21QBHW  

For a 3,500 lb hub/drum replacement that will work well to replace your AL-KO 8500 you'd want the hub part #84546UC3-EZ which fits the spindle and has the 5 on 4-1/2 inch bolt pattern you need. For brake assemblies then the Electric…

The Electric Trailer Brake Kit part #AKEBRK-35 comes with two braking assemblies (one left and one right) which is enough for one axle. Therefore, if you have tandem axles and want to replace all braking assemblies you will need to order a quantity…

Heat build-up in just one of the four wheels on your tandem axle trailer suggests a problem with either the bearings, races or hub, with the spindle, or with the brake assembly either having damage or being badly out of adjustment. Since you noted…

With brakes grabbing or locking near the end of a stop, it sounds like there are two possibilities. The first possibility is that your brake controller is adjusted too high and is sending too strong a signal for your lightweight aluminum trailer.…

The humming sound you hear from your trailer's electric drum brakes is a good sign. It means that the brakes' magnets are being energized by the output from the trailer brake controller in the vehicle. Most likely your brakes…

If your electric trailer brakes, like part #AKEBRK-35, are activating when you use the manual override then there are 2 things to check right off the bat. The first is the gain of your brake controller. If your brake controller is set to a very low…

Electric brakes have 2 wires located at the back. One is for power and the other is for ground (it doesn't matter which is used for which function). The ground wires should be connected to the trailer frame. The only other place that would…

The assemblies you have are most likely self adjusting assemblies that tighten slowly with each brake application until they are grabbing lightly all the time. Not enough to slow you down but there will be a light drag as the drums glide on the…

The interior surface of a hub/drum will develop some rust almost immediately after exposure to the outside world. You may have noticed after your last new vehicle purchase that rust on the front brake discs will start to appear almost as soon as…

Since your brakes have been adjusted properly, that definitely rules out one issue. The overgreasing of the hubs and failing grease seal wouldn't have any impact on the braking unless somehow the grease got inside the drum, but you still want…

I have two possible causes of weak trailer brakes after the installation of new trailer braking assemblies. They are both installation related so you may need to check your work. The first would be having the assemblies installed on the wrong side,…

We do offer all kinds of replacement brake parts for both electric and hydraulic drum brakes, including shoes, springs, actuating levers, etc. But many folks do determine, after reviewing all the parts needed and their total cost, that the time…