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From my experience, I made a mistake about my rig's brakes. I had adjusted them myself without looking at the shoes to see how they were. I found out that the linings were shot. They had dried out badly and had broken in several places. When I took it in to the dealer, he showed me how they looked. Man, I couldn't even imagine how the brakes worked at all.
After replacing the shoes and keeping them adjusted every year, I've had no more problems. As for doing it myself, I used to do that but am now willing to pay my dealer (or my good friend the tire dealer) to do it. It's worth the peace of mind. Just had them adjusted the other day and all is fine. BTW, I had my truck's brakes adjusted also and it's amazing how much braking power I now have.
You'd think that after almost 10 years of full timing that a person would have seen it all, but it goes to show you that there is something new every time.
Orv
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