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Magnets
Your electric brakes are equipped with high quality electromagnets that are designed to provide the proper input force
and friction characteristics. Your magnets should be inspected and replaced if worn unevenly or abnormally.
Even if wear is normal as indicated by your straightedge, the magnets should be replaced if any part of the magnet coil
has become visible through the friction material facing of the magnet. It is also recommended that the drum armature
surface be refaced when replacing magnets.
Magnets should also be replaced in pairs - both sides of the axle. Always use genuine MDC OEM parts.
Shoes and Linings
A simple visual inspection of your brake linings will tell if they are usable.
Replacement is necessary if the lining is worn (to within 1/16” or less), contaminated with grease or oil or abnormally
scored or gouged. It is important to replace both shoes on each brake and both brakes of the same axle. This is necessary
to retain the “balance” of your brakes. Be sure to replace your shoes only with genuine MDC parts available from our
outlets.
Important Safety Notice
Proven and in some cases approved service methods and correct repair procedures are essential
for the safe, reliable operation of the brakes, suspension, and axles as well as the personal safety
of the individual doing the work. This manual intends to provide general directions for performing
service and repair work with tested, effective techniques. By following these guidelines, it will help
assure reliability. The numerous variations in procedures, techniques, tools, and parts for servicing
axles, as well as in the skill of the individual doing the work will determine outcomes. This manual
cannot possibly anticipate all such variations nor provide advice or cautions as to each. Accordingly, anyone who
departs from the instructions provided in this manual must first establish that they neither compromise their personal
safety nor the vehicle integrity by their choice of methods, tools or parts.
*If at all in doubt please refer all repairs and maintenance to a suitably qualified or experienced mechanical repairer.
*AUSRV Campers and Caravans Inc accepts no liability for personal injury, loss or damage resulting from incorrect
applications, methods, and failure to perform maintenance safely and correctly.
Bearings and Seals
The Timken bearings in your trailer are protected with a rubber seal on the rear of the drum and a friction fit bearing cap
on the front. Under normal use without encountering water crossings these should be services every 3000 miles.
Suspension
Suspension maintenance should be done as per the schedule contained in this booklet. Regular lubrication and
inspection are critical, and the grease points are indicated below. Regular checks of the torque on the trailing arm bolts
indicated will prolong correct wheel alignment.
Trailing arm suspension should not be reversed up gutters and obstructions in a heavy matter. Always use a ramp or
similar if you are backing over high gutters and obstacles.
