How do you adjust the trailer brakes?

Don’t you even get everyone started on how to adjust disc brakes…….we’ll be here all night.

 

How does this apply to the OP? Please remain on topic

 

@expedite_it will be along to tell us we all don't know ####.

 

Star Rider do you agree with Sons Hero that Goodysnap needs to stay on topic?

 

Are they disc or disk? 10 years ago my trainer said that makes a difference in adjustment procedure.

 

My green semi has a disc engine brake.

(Or whatever color it was... now I don't remember)

 

The way I would have told him, and I haven't adjusted anything since about 1992, Thought all was automatic.
As an aside, in the 50's-60's the slack adjuster did not have the push covered 9/16. Had a 4" butterfly piece cotter pinned on, Just pull and twist.
No wrench needed.. Kinda like hand milking, tug the adjuster, twist one. Tug again, twist again, till won't tug... Back off. Done.

 

When i was in cdl school they never told us about disc engine brakes so I think you made that up. If they didn't mention it then it must not exist.

 

Still see those from time to time on old survivors. Still in working condition. Along with the first invented McGurdy Brothers Anchorlok spring brake chambers that were bolted on a type 30 can.

 

A guy I used to work for had an electromagnetic driveling retardee. It has sort of a disc affair around the driveline, but no wear against it. It actually worked really good, but I think that they never got the driveline angle right when they installed it (aftermaket) because he went through several power dividers after it was installed.

There, now we're REALLY off topic.

FWIW both our tractors still have manual slack adjusters, and I kind of like it because I am forced to get underneath every 3K miles or so and adjust/check things out.