Tire flat spot
Looking for some quick advice. We're on a trip and I just noticed at a gas stop we have a large flat spot on one of our 5th wheel tires. I heard the tires squeal when we were stopping, and tried to t...
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Brockinfla wrote:
You didn't burn all that tread off from one single braking event. That wheel is hanging up more then you know about. If you put a new tire on without figuring out what's going on you're just going to burn up the new tire.
Could be, but there is only one spot on the whole tire with a flat spot and it's a big one. We heard it when it was skidding and it lasted probably 5 long seconds until i reduced the gain. We had to get stopped. Is that normal that there is usually one spot on the tire with a flat spot?
I will pull the hub and check it out. Reduce the brake by 3 clicks as suggested and let you know what I find.
One last question; Is trailer braking all or nothing when applied or proportional with vehicle braking? It is a factory brake controller. When braking on this incident, the brake application was not that much.
