Brake issues on my 05 Montana

Thanks Mile High. Guess one could say I'm a happy camper.haha

There you go!

Glad you got it fixed :)

It was the clip closest to the magnet and it still was not visible until I too the clip off the wire.


Finally found the problem. It was the wire clip nearest the magnet on the right rear. Clip had to be removed before you could see the bare wire.

I disconnected and reconnected LF, RF, LR and then even removed the wire from the axle going to the right rear before I removed the hub.

Luckily we live on a dirt road and very few neighbors so all the testing I did was easy.

It never once shorted out when it was sitting still. It had to be rolling and warm/hot surfaces.

Don't have much hair left but I was about to pull out what was left.

Again thank you to all for the input.

Ray

Process of elimination the right rear is the problem. All wiring and connections seem to be OK. Can the magnet work sometimes and not work other times?

Thanks

Ray

Thank you all. I had forgotten that I posted in Oct. when we returned from vacation. We live in western Arizona and that is when the weather gets good for off roading so spare time is spent in the Polaris on the BLM land behind us and I forgot all about the brake problem. This trip was unexpected and caught me short of time and I really don't enjoy pulling brake drums off so I was looking for other choices.

I did post on the MOC site also but since most axles are not brand specific I would try more feedback here.

The brakes are the original so I sure it's time to replace the brake assembly.

Again, thanks to all for the input.

Ray

I had the same problem and controller as you. I thought the controller was going bad. Replaced the controlled and the problem didn't go away. I did find my problem after pulling the brake drums. One of the wires had a worn spot and would short out while traveling. It would only touch from time to time. The worn spot was hard to see you have to look closely at each brake wire. This is the wire going to the magnet. It can rub on the parts of the brakes.

Have you asked this question on the Montana Owner's Club forum? (http://montanaowners.com/) I'm certain there will be other owners of your year and model who can chime in.

jackandh2o wrote:
When they don't work it is all of them. I was wondering if when I have the problem if everything goes dead or everything past the problem is where I should be looking. We replaced the 7 pin plug last year before vacation. I am checking it out right now.

Again thanks

Ray

That's what mine was doing - the short in the drum would cause fail on the brake controller and as a result no brakes at all. It can't provide voltage to the other magnets if the circuit is shorted.

It would start working, only to have it fail a few minutes later. Real frustrating, and I was a happy guy when the Montana tech walked in to the lobby to show me a magnet with cut wires.

I had a severed brake wire inside the drum too. A little solder and liquid tape and I was good to go.

When they don't work it is all of them. I was wondering if when I have the problem if everything goes dead or everything past the problem is where I should be looking. We replaced the 7 pin plug last year before vacation. I am checking it out right now.

Again thanks

Ray