Flat-spotted Dinghy Tires.

Pangaea Ron wrote:
I'm currently on a trip in the SW (St George, UT) and towing a 2014 Honda CR-V. My Road-Master Even-Brake system locked up the wheels on the CR-V and squared off the tires trying to stop the MH. It continued with the CR-V brakes engaged even after I had released the MH brakes? Lots of smoke from the CR-V tires and a real jerk to the MH.

I quickly got to the shoulder to determine what happened. I have no idea what went wrong? Everything seemed OK with the configuration of the set-up, and it returned a positive System OK when I re-tested the system. I removed the braking system and have been traveling without it. I would be more concerned if I did not have an Allison transmission with a grade brake, but after several 6-7,000 foot high passes, and a few 10,000 passes ahead I would like to have the system perform well. Today I will find a large gravel lot to test the system (without squaring the tires again) to see if I can get it to work again?

In driving the CR-V now, it seems that the tires indeed do have flat spots as noticed by the vibrations while driving. Can tires be shaved or trued to correct this. This used to be done by tire dealers for extra $$$, but it seems that it is only done for race car tires now? The Bridgestone tires only have 1,800 miles on them. Am I damaging the CR-V by towing or diving it? I've read that re-balancing the tires can help, but that seems unlikely to me?

Any thoughts?

Did the red Light on the remote light come on? The brake should also release itself automatically after I use the same brake, sensitivity has always been set as low as it will go, and the force set to medium. One thing I have noticed is, if it climbs up the front of the seat at all, it becomes more sensitive. I noticed it when I forgot to take the floor mat out, but it did not flatten the tires, nor did it lock them up.

I thought the Honda's started coming with BrakeAssist? If so, I think Roadmaster will tell you not to use a EvenBrake on it or you might get flat spots on your tires. I would check with Honda to see if the BrakeAssist feature supplies electric power to the brakes all the time.