9 inch Mechanical Backing Plate

9-inch Mechanical Brake Plate – Suits 9-inch Drums

9-inch mechanical brake plate is cable actuated at the brake lever causing two identical shoes to apply a braking force into a cast-iron brake drum.

Brake shoes and brake discs are known as friction brakes. Vehicle brakes are also friction brakes; however, these braking systems may be hydraulic or electric brakes.

Installation of the Brake Shoes

However, please pay attention to the shoe offset below when installing into a drum.

Locate the handbrake on the bottom of the axle.

13 inch to 14-inch wheels 1450kg. 15 inch to 16-inch wheels is 1200kg

Brake Shoes

9-inch x 45mm. Maximum cable tension during braking is 165kg. Hole spacings are 76.15mm P.C.D.

Occasionally, it is better to replace the whole backing plate as other components may be showing wear. A four-hole post mount fixes mechanical braking plates welded to the axle, behind the rear grease seal.

The job becomes more manageable, removing a few bolts then replacing the whole backing plate. Entire backing plates are relatively inexpensive.

How to replace 9 inch Brake Shoes

• Take off the wheel, remove the grease cap and split pin and take off the drum.
• Remove the worn brake shoes.
• Keep the springs in a container ready for re-insertion.
• Check that there is grease on the backing plate under the lever assembly (at the bottom), use molybdenum grease as required.
• Assemble the new backing plate shoes with the springs between the shoes, as shown in the image above.
• The longer spring must be assembled in the lower position, the shorter spring in the top place. Note that left-hand side brakes are a mirror image to right-hand side brakes.

Fit the drum over the brake shoes and reassemble.

Why do my trailer brakes fade?

• Dirt, oil or grease on the brake shoes – clean
• Worn brakes shoes – replace
• Badly adjust brake shoes – adjust
• Trailer overloaded causing brakes to overheat – reduce trailer weight or upgrade trailer.

Mechanical Braked Axles

• 45mm Round Mechanical Drum Brake Kit – 1450kg
• 45mm Square Mechanical Drum Brake Kit
• 40mm Square Mechanical Drum Brake Kit – 1000kg
• 40mm Square Hydraulic Drum Brake Kit – 1000kg

Find more 9-inch hydraulic parts here.

• 9-inch Hydraulic Wheel Cylinder
• 9 inch Hydraulic Brake Shoes
• 9-inch AL-KO Brake Drum incl Studs