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  • obd666
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Feb 2010
    • 793

    • Bostian Heights, NC

    • 03 SANTE

    surge brakes, 03 ramlin tandem

    reachin out to some of our trailer brake gurus ... anyone know how to smooth out the hard stops/clunks with the hydraulic brakes on the old ramlin trailers? the actuator holds fluid, and the brakes work well when they finally engage. it seems to just take more back pressure to compress the tongue than it should. kinda goes from no brakes to full brakes with little in between. can the shock in the tongue be replaced? greased/lubed? its close to working as it should, just needs to be smoothed out.
    2003 SANTE - "OG 210"
  • ski4evr
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • May 2010
    • 613

    • Bowling Green, KY

    • 2005 SV 211

    #2
    The actuator can be lubed on the pivot points, and the shock can be replaced as well. It sounds like the brakes need to be adjusted if they are drum brakes. I used to have to adjust my last trailer annually or it would act as you said. The more the brake shoes have to move, the farther the actuator has to move. If you have disc brakes as I do now, not sure other than to make sure the tongue is level while under tow for actuator to operate smoothly.
    2005 SV-211

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    • obd666
      Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
      • Feb 2010
      • 793

      • Bostian Heights, NC

      • 03 SANTE

      #3
      thanks for the feedback. yes they're drum brakes, and i guess they might need new shoes. what did you typically do to adjust your trailer that had drums?
      2003 SANTE - "OG 210"

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      • ski4evr
        Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
        • May 2010
        • 613

        • Bowling Green, KY

        • 2005 SV 211

        #4
        there was a rubber plug in the backing plate that when removed gave access to the adjuster screw which you could turn with a screwdriver. You should be able to search adjusting drum brakes on the net and get some good info.
        2005 SV-211

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        • obd666
          Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
          • Feb 2010
          • 793

          • Bostian Heights, NC

          • 03 SANTE

          #5
          thanks again. i grabbed this from another forum regarding drum brake adjustment. seems pretty straight forward, am hoping this is all it needs ...

          1. Jack up trailer and secure on adequate capacity jack
          stands. Follow trailer manufacturer’s recommendations for
          lifting and supporting the unit. Make sure the wheel and
          drum rotates freely.

          2. Remove the adjusting hole cover from the adjusting slot on
          the bottom of the brake backing plate.

          3. With a screwdriver or standard adjusting tool, rotate the
          starwheel of the adjuster assembly to expand the brake
          shoes. Adjust the brake shoes out until the pressure of the
          linings against the drum makes the wheel very difficult to
          turn.

          4. Then rotate the starwheel in the opposite direction until the
          wheel turns freely with a slight lining drag.
          2003 SANTE - "OG 210"

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          • jtryon
            • Jun 2011
            • 239

            • CT

            • 2007 Centurion Typhoon

            #6
            with the same style actuator, has anyone had an issue with the lockout lever not going down all the way until the boat is towed for a mile or so? i replaced the whole coupler which included a new MC and all new internals two seasons ago so it's not even that old, but this year the lever won't go down and the brakes won't grab as a result. is there any adjustment to be done on that lockout assembly?

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            • SilentSeven
              1,000 Post Club Member
              • Feb 2014
              • 1843

              • Bellevue WA

              • 2004 Nautique 206

              #7
              Yes. This. I just rebuilt 4 wheels on my drum brake trailer. After you do this, tow the trailer and do several stops. Check each drum to see if they are warm. Any wheels that are not are either misadjusted or have internal problems like a frozen cylinder.


              Originally posted by obd666 View Post
              thanks again. i grabbed this from another forum regarding drum brake adjustment. seems pretty straight forward, am hoping this is all it needs ...

              1. Jack up trailer and secure on adequate capacity jack
              stands. Follow trailer manufacturer’s recommendations for
              lifting and supporting the unit. Make sure the wheel and
              drum rotates freely.

              2. Remove the adjusting hole cover from the adjusting slot on
              the bottom of the brake backing plate.

              3. With a screwdriver or standard adjusting tool, rotate the
              starwheel of the adjuster assembly to expand the brake
              shoes. Adjust the brake shoes out until the pressure of the
              linings against the drum makes the wheel very difficult to
              turn.

              4. Then rotate the starwheel in the opposite direction until the
              wheel turns freely with a slight lining drag.
              2004 206 Air Nautique Limited - Black with Vapor Blue (family style)
              1997 Masters Edition Nautique - Zephyr Green - gone (amazing ski wake)
              1982 Mastercraft Powerslot - gone (a primitive but wonderful beast)
              Bellevue WA

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