brakes

I'll resist the MC jab and say that brake parts are cheap when you consider the job they do. 'Whole', if I get your meaning, should include drum turning or replacement.

Ok I took that wheel off and put it back on all was OK... then all the brakes locked up and I took it all apart and relized that I had installed the brake away cable latch on backwards. so i now need to bleed them and try again. I replaced master cylinder and all the drum brakes with backing plates, shoes etc but not the drums they looked good . so we will see. luckly i caught it when the brakes locked up and it did not get too hot... I knew I was leaving myself open for jabs with a nautique on a Mc trailer but it is function over fashion got run what ya got

Bill - Was the spindle bent in relation to the flange (mounting for the backing plate)? Just trying to understand this failure mode. I was noticing today that my tire seemed to be leaning in - may have loose bearings.

SNobsessed wrote: Bill - Was the spindle bent in relation to the flange (mounting for the backing plate)? Just trying to understand this failure mode. I was noticing today that my tire seemed to be leaning in - may have loose bearings.

Not the spindles, the axle itself was not at the proper camber. The fix was for them to remove the axle and put it in a press to get the proper camber. One of the indicators of the brake problem was that the inside of the tires were wearing more than the outside. From what I learned it is highly unlikely that a spindle would be misaligned without catastrophic failure.

If the bearings are tight and the wheels are off camber, like you describe, you may have a problem?