Caravan Brake linings (electric brakes)

Start with the yellow pages for your area for brake shoe replacement. Ask at a local tyre shop.

Because you dont say where you are is a bit hard to help other than as above

I'm about to do the same on my camper - seems both solutions are available - have yours rebonded or changeover (same thing IMV). Any brake service specialist can supply them one way or the other - as mentioned above check the Yellow Pages for your area - Caravan Service centres can supply too, but recent observations in my locality suggest they want a little bit more $ for everything.

Cruiser,
Don't know where your located so suggest you check yellow pages or Google for "Brake Bonding Services".
You can have your own shoes re bonded and save money by dealing with the actual factory/bonder.

Very few so called "Brake specialists" would have any idea as to how to re bond, let alone have the equipment to do so. They just order in shelf stock for the faster moving items.

If not able to find a bonder take them into a brake specialist who can send them out for bonding. Very few brake shops would hold exchange Kelsey Hayes Shoes for electric brakes.

It would be well worth while to check that whoever you deal with have the facility to radius grind brake shoes and ask them to grind your new shoes/linings to match the radius of the brake drums The benefits being that oversize linings can be bonded if the drums are worn, it also dramatically cuts down the amount of "bedding in" required and subsequent readjusting. You will need to take both the brake drums along to the shop.

Ian

Thanks Graham, Darian and Ian.

Your replies are very helpful and much appreciated

There are a few things to look out for when buying trailer brake shoes.

Both alko and dexter import shoes from the U.S, they are carp, the linings crack when hot - very very common problem.

In the bonding industry, 2 types of linings are used - segments and roll. Stay away from roll, way too soft for caravans. Segments are much better. Speaking of better, Better Brakes have a change over service (rebonded segments).

Hi Cruiser. Also make sure you have the drums checked for diameter to ensure they are not oversize and then have them machined first. This way you can purchase the shoes to suit. As mentioned a brake specialist similar to Better Brakes would be the better people to deal with as they can machine the drums as well. Then don't forget to clean, check and repack the wheel bearings and fit new hub seals. Regards, Bob.

Cruiser

There are lots of places that do exchange shoes.

I just went into the local Autobarn, with the part, and all the info from the brake drums themselves, and 4 days later the exchange ones were in.
Now that's for my camper, so I presume that a caravan is the same.

You could try this link, if you actually need new ones

Superstore

Cheers
Bucky

Avoid caravan yards as much as possible for spares or repairs. Most will rip you off