10-inch Electric Drum Maintenance Kit
$123.00
This maintenance kit suits the following 10-inch brakes:
✓ ALKO brakes (such as Jayco, Coromal)
✓ Cruisemaster (Vehicle Components)
✓ Couplemate Australia
Not sure what brakes you have? Our team is available to help on 07 3348 3822.
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10″ Electric Brake Maintenance Kit | Australian (AU) Style
All road vehicles require brakes that can safely and confidently handle Australia’s rough terrain. This includes trailers and caravans.
Couplemate™ specialises in trailers/caravans under the 4500kg ATM mark. In our experience, what makes 10-inch electric brakes great is in their simplicity, versatility, and brake efficiently.
Moreover, the replaceable parts within the 10-inch system make at-home repairs and maintenance easy.
What’s Included in the Maintenance Kit?
Each kit is enough to refresh brakes on one axle.
If you have a tandem or dual axle trailer, you may require two kits.
Easily Install and Optimise Your New 10-inch Brake Parts
The 10″ electric brake maintenance kit is simple to install at-home, as the magnets and shoe pairs suit both the left-hand and right-hand sides.
- Installing new brake shoes: The longer shoe (“primary”) faces the back of the trailer, and the short shoe (“secondary”) faces the front toward the tow vehicle.
- Installing new magnets: Magnets are supplied with a new spring and clip to hold it in position, and either magnet wire can be connected as positive or negative.
How to Optimise New Brakes
Brakes work through friction. For electric drum brakes, this friction is caused by the magnet and shoes contacting the surface of your brake drum.
New brake magnets will have a smooth, shiny finish. Likewise, your shoe pad surface will be neat and without scuffs.
Steve’s expert tip is to ensure you “bed” your brakes before your first trip. This means going for a test drive and burning in the brakes after you’ve installed the 10″ electric brake maintenance kit parts.
This stage scuffs the finish of your new parts to make them frictional. In other words, improving your brake efficiency.
10-inch Electric Drum Maintenance Troubleshooting
When should you replace brake magnets?
10-inch electric magnets have four “wear-indicator” holes on their brake face (see the image gallery). If you see fewer than four holes (or none at all), that’s an easy sign they need replacing.
Otherwise, replace your brake magnets if you see:
- Three or less indicator-holes,
- Wear on the inner metal housing,
- Exposed or otherwise worn magnet wire,
- Uneven surface wear*
* If you are experiencing uneven wear, check to ensure your backing plate assembly has been installed correctly (please call our team for assistance).
What if your current 10-inch electric brakes have issues?
It’s not a lie that many auto-repairers get trailer brakes wrong. Couplemate™ has a in-depth troubleshooting guide (The 101 Guide to Caravan Electric Brake Maintenance) which covers common electric brakes issues.
Given the scope and intricates of electric brakes, the simple solution may be to start fresh and replace the whole assembly.
Depending on the issues you’re experience, you can replace the:
- Right-hand side: 10-inch Australian Backing Plate (R)
- Left-hand side: 10-inch Australian Backing Plate (L)
- Both sides: Entire 10-inch Australian Backing Plate Brake Kit
Additional information
| Weight | 10 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 30 × 30 × 30 cm |
| Brake Type | Electric |
| Brake Style | Australian |
Our Service Lifetime Warranty
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
Couplemate™ is a manufacturer and vendor of high-quality towing, trailer, and caravan components. Couplemate™ Core Goods and Custom Work are guaranteed to be free of defects for the service lifetime of the product when used as intended.
Warranties are non-transferrable and Couplemate™ requires satisfactory proof of purchase prior to issuing a remedy. The full Couplemate™ Warranty Policy can be found in the Terms & Conditions: Section 8 – Consumer Guarantees & Warranty.
Warranties are in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. If something is wrong with your order, please contact our team.
60-Day Returns
After 60 years of experience, we know that life has its unpredictable moments.
All Couplemate™ orders (online, over the phone, or in-store) have a 60 day period for change-of-mind returns and exchanges. There are some items that can’t be returned and some returns may incur a 15% restocking fee.
You can view our full policy for change-of-mind returns here.
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