a different post about the BlueOx TruCenter reminded me that I had intended to post this last year but it completely slipped my mind.I've had the TruCenter for a while now but I'm not sure that it's working, maybe I'm doing something wrong or maybe my expectations are too high. this is what i was told by BlueOx,turn the wheel in the desired direction, press and hold the TruCenter button until you no longer need pressure to keep the vehicle crabbed into the wind. seems simple enought but easing of the steering wheel pressure never seems to happen to a point where a light hand on the wheel is needed. the tech at BlueOx said not to press the TruCenter button for more than 10-seconds. i have had the system checked by a qualified service center which pronounced it in working condition. they echoed the instructions i got from Blue Ox.is this the right way to use it? does it disengage when on a curve

Pretty much that is the way it works. Except it only goes back to center after shutting off the ignition. That is if it’s wired correctly to a keyed hot.I never held the button for over three to five seconds.With the key in the on position press button and you should hear a click sound from the solenoid.

ok, i'll make sure it's working. maybe my expectations are out of whack.

You will know if it’s working. Try turning the wheel and see if it wants to hold it in that direction. I love mine I can set it in high winds and it takes just a resting hand in the wheel to keep it straight. I haven’t looked into it, but I think it keeps the setting even when it loses power. I haven’t had to reset it after stopping for gas.The newer ones come with a module that times out if you hold the button too long so you don’t burn out the solenoid.

I adjusted mine by using a pointer I taped to the top of the steering wheel. I drove down a decent highway and marked on the dash where the pointer on the steering wheel lined up with each other. Then I went back to my driveway and used the levelers to raise the front wheels off of the ground. With the wheels off of the ground I adjusted the Tru-Center so that the steering wheel pointer aligned with the mark that I put on the dash. That was all it took to have it adjusted so that I did not have to fight against it when driving down the highway. With the Tru-Center it took much less input from me to stay in my lane. .

I found I neeeded to slightly "over correct" to get the blang thing to center properly.Also they tell you DO NOT PRESS BUTTON WHILE IN MOTION.Yup. You know those movies where the novice pilot turns off the auto pilot and dang near crashes the plane.....> Believe them. However once you do it once.. you learn (hopefully) how to do it without crashing the motor home.But I found I had to slightly over correct on mine.. Loved it however.

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dodge_guy
Explorer II
Apr 26, 2021
rgatijnet1 wrote:
I adjusted mine by using a pointer I taped to the top of the steering wheel. I drove down a decent highway and marked on the dash where the pointer on the steering wheel lined up with each other.
Then I went back to my driveway and used the levelers to raise the front wheels off of the ground. With the wheels off of the ground I adjusted the Tru-Center so that the steering wheel pointer aligned with the mark that I put on the dash. That was all it took to have it adjusted so that I did not have to fight against it when driving down the highway. With the Tru-Center it took much less input from me to stay in my lane. .

It’s not meant to be used like that. It’s meant to be set in various conditions.
I sometimes reset it many times throughout the day.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Apr 26, 2021
I found I neeeded to slightly "over correct" to get the blang thing to center properly.

Also they tell you DO NOT PRESS BUTTON WHILE IN MOTION.

Yup. You know those movies where the novice pilot turns off the auto pilot and dang near crashes the plane.....> Believe them.

However once you do it once.. you learn (hopefully) how to do it without crashing the motor home.

But I found I had to slightly over correct on mine.. Loved it however.
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Apr 26, 2021
I adjusted mine by using a pointer I taped to the top of the steering wheel. I drove down a decent highway and marked on the dash where the pointer on the steering wheel lined up with each other.
Then I went back to my driveway and used the levelers to raise the front wheels off of the ground. With the wheels off of the ground I adjusted the Tru-Center so that the steering wheel pointer aligned with the mark that I put on the dash. That was all it took to have it adjusted so that I did not have to fight against it when driving down the highway. With the Tru-Center it took much less input from me to stay in my lane. .
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Apr 26, 2021
You will know if it’s working. Try turning the wheel and see if it wants to hold it in that direction. I love mine I can set it in high winds and it takes just a resting hand in the wheel to keep it straight. I haven’t looked into it, but I think it keeps the setting even when it loses power. I haven’t had to reset it after stopping for gas.

The newer ones come with a module that times out if you hold the button too long so you don’t burn out the solenoid.
rk911
Explorer
Apr 26, 2021
ok, i'll make sure it's working. maybe my expectations are out of whack.
mike_brez
Explorer
Apr 26, 2021
Pretty much that is the way it works. Except it only goes back to center after shutting off the ignition. That is if it’s wired correctly to a keyed hot.
I never held the button for over three to five seconds.
With the key in the on position press button and you should hear a click sound from the solenoid.

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