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Old 01-19-2018, 04:57 AM   #1
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Laredo 298 srl brakes

Purchased a new 298 srl in September. Does anyone know if these come with self adjusting brakes? Or, how I might find out?
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Old 01-19-2018, 04:59 AM   #2
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You may need to go to the source and call Keystone.

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Old 01-19-2018, 07:08 AM   #3
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The brakes on our Laredo do not appear to be self adjusting. When I checked ours, the left front was way too loose and the rest needed some adjustment.
Now, I tend to be very easy on brake application so it could be that the auto adjusters weren't taking up the slack. But if you have ever adjusted the brakes on a car with self-adjusting brakes (way back when) you'll remember that it was a little more difficult to turn the star wheel. The Laredo's brake adjusters feel like they are of the manual variety. Of course, you could always just pull a wheel and look. I will just continue to monitor the brake adjustment manually until such time that I service the bearings.
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Old 01-19-2018, 07:58 AM   #4
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Unless it was added in 2018, Cougar XLite trailers do not have self adjusting brakes. Laredo uses the same frames/axles, so I doubt that your trailer is equipped with them. As stated, the easiest way to know for sure is to remove one cotter pin and axle nut, pull the drum and look. If there's a 8" cable from the top that runs diagonally to the bottom (readily visible) then they are self adjusting. If there's no cable, they are not self adjusting brakes.

I wouldn't waste my time with Keystone CS, even if they do answer your question, I'd doubt their answer without verification.... That's just me, but I've read enough of the CS responses on this forum to give me no faith in what they tell customers.
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Old 01-19-2018, 08:00 AM   #5
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I would suspect that unless you may have gotten the new fangled forward adjusting brakes that even if they are self adjusting that you, nor any one else, will ever back up far enough/fast enough while applying the brakes for them to ever adjust enough that you'd notice any difference.
Until I upgraded to disc brakes, I did all the wheel maintenance annually, packed bearings, inspected suspension components, inspected & tightened brakes manually.
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Old 01-19-2018, 08:25 AM   #6
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FYI the self adjusting brakes self adjust during forward braking they are not like the old automotive self adjusting brakes. You can see if you have self adjusting brakes simply by removing the oblong rubber boot then with a flashlight look thru the hole, if you see the star wheel you have non self adjusting if you see a metal bar and cannot clearly see the star wheel you have self adjusting. I suggest that you look at the Dexter manual under self adjusting brakes and in the paragraph about how to set up self adjusting brakes you will see a good description of what I'm talking about. hope that helps. If you do have self adjusting let me tell you that they work really well providing that the drums aren't out of round, would I pay extra for them NO as the bearings and brake assemblies still need regular maintenance. Hope that helps.
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Old 01-19-2018, 01:14 PM   #7
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Self adjusting brakes still have the star wheel.
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Old 01-19-2018, 01:18 PM   #8
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They are just like the automotive self adjusting brakes, unless by some very slim chance he got the newest/latest/greatest brakes that do adjust going forward.
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They are just like the automotive self adjusting brakes, unless by some very slim chance he got the newest/latest/greatest brakes that do adjust going forward.
To the best of my knowledge, Dexter and ALKO never offered "reverse self adjusting brakes" for RV use. Lippert has never offered any self adjusting brake other than "forward adjusting" versions. I've never seen a "reverse adjusting brake system" on any RV axle assembly. If you have some information on model numbers or manufacturers, I'd really like to add that information so I can research the data for my "reference library"...

As for "how do I tell if I have self adjusting brakes" question, here is an excellent picture showing both "non adjusting brakes" on the left and "forward self adjusting brakes" on the right.
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Old 01-19-2018, 03:09 PM   #10
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As I said if you have self adjusting brakes you cannot clearly see the STAR WHEEL
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As I said if you have self adjusting brakes you cannot clearly see the STAR WHEEL


Actually you can

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Old 01-19-2018, 04:39 PM   #12
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Thanks for all the replies. I'll take a look at them when the weather permits. They have been working fine, I was just curious. I pretty well do all my own maintenance.
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