I am a new owner of an Imagine 3000QB. Are the brakes self-adjusting or do I need to manually adjust them?
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Originally posted by EvanT View PostI am a new owner of an Imagine 3000QB. Are the brakes self-adjusting or do I need to manually adjust them?Forum moderators are not GD employees--we are volunteers and owners presumably just like yourself. Unless specifically mentioned otherwise, we have nothing to gain should you choose to purchase a product or engage a service we discuss on this forum.
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Originally posted by EvanT View PostThanks! I have lots of experience with old VW drum brakes. I guess it is similar with the adjusting stars. Snug it up until the wheel is tight , then back off until it is just loose.Forum moderators are not GD employees--we are volunteers and owners presumably just like yourself. Unless specifically mentioned otherwise, we have nothing to gain should you choose to purchase a product or engage a service we discuss on this forum.
2017 Ford F-350 DRW, '19 315RLTSPlus
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Originally posted by EvanT View PostThanks! I have lots of experience with old VW drum brakes. I guess it is similar with the adjusting stars. Snug it up until the wheel is tight , then back off until it is just loose.
Exactly the same as those old VW drum brakes . . . same technology brakes and adjustment process . . . LOL!
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2022 F350 Diesel CC SB SRW Lariat
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Originally posted by EvanT View PostI have a brake spoon from the old days, it was too big to fit the hole in the back of the plate on the VWs so I always used a screwdriver
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2015 Reflection 303RLS
2022 F350 Diesel CC SB SRW Lariat
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Originally posted by Cate&Rob View Post
I found the brake spoon that came from my father's tool box . . . I think he got it from my grandfather . . . still worked just fine ๐. So, this tool goes back to adjusting drum brakes in the 1920s. Thus, the current drum brake technology used on trailers in 2020 is no different than what was invented 100 years ago.
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