Electric Brake question
 

Hello all,

I'm putting my brakes back together and need to know if the electric "puck" looking thing that engages with the side of the drum to actuate the pads needs to have grease on it, or should it be dry like the brake shoes?

Replacing the seals, so there was a lot of grease on everything.

Thanks in advance,
Brian

Re: Electric Brake question
 

Im pretty sure it is to be dry, no grease. This is a large magnet that is engaged when the brakes are depressed. It drags on the drum and engages the brake shoes. The stronger current to the magnet, the harder the brakes work. I would think that grease would inhibit the magnet from draging.

Re: Electric Brake question
 

Electric Brakes are either on or off, the only adjustment is how soon they come on.

Re: Electric Brake question
 

Thanks open wide, they went back together dry.

monke, I have an inertial electrical brake modulator that mounts under my dash with a digital readout. This thing varies the juice to my brakes based on how hard the tow vehicle is braking. Yes, I can adjust the sensitivity so it effectively brakes sooner, but if I'm stopping lightly, it only applies slight pressure to the brakes. If I stop hard, I can definately feel more brakes being applied. The readout on the unit also shows me this difference.

Thanks,
Brian

Re: Electric Brake question
 

cool setup Brian!