Air brakes
We are in our 3rd year of ownership and traveling in our 2006 Itasca Horizon. Retired last year and now have the time for the longer trips. I always like to have a lot of stopping room so everythi...
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Before you spend any $, take your coach to a large vacant parking lot. Put the coach in neutral with the engine running...fully stroke your brakes 10 times holding the brake pedal to the floor for 30 seconds each time.
Next, put the coach through some hard/panic type stops to remedy any brake glazing that may have occurred and to see if the step above put your automatic slack adjusters back in adjustment/calibration.
Based upon your narrative, you are very easy on the brakes (can cause glazing) and have not calibrated your slacks (should be done regularly).
Let us know if this helps.
Next, put the coach through some hard/panic type stops to remedy any brake glazing that may have occurred and to see if the step above put your automatic slack adjusters back in adjustment/calibration.
Based upon your narrative, you are very easy on the brakes (can cause glazing) and have not calibrated your slacks (should be done regularly).
Let us know if this helps.
