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mdcamping
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May 11, 2016

Questin on bearing hub temps

Just got my TT back from the RV service 2 towns away. Work that was done was having the bearings repacked with grease and seals replaced. They also did..." adjust electric brakes and check for proper operation"

On my way home I noticed my breaks didn't seem to be where they were before so I increase the gain on the Prodigy from 6.8 to 10.0 which seemed to do the trick. (max gain is 13.0)

Right after backing in the trailer I did the hand test and checked all 4 hubs to see if I had a uniform temperature. 3 of the hubs were warm/equal and the 4th (back drivers side hub) was hot. Though not to the point where I had to remove my hand.

So is this a case of the breaks being imbalanced? or maybe not a problem/ just a break in period?

Should I be calling back the Rv service tomorrow. (Saturday we leaving for Watkins Glen)


Thanks for your replies,
Mike
  • Thanks for your replies everyone, I have a feeling this is a break issue.

    I will be calling them first thing tomorrow morning.

    Mike
  • The good news is that you caught it in time. The bad news is that you have to fix it yourself or find someone that has a clue. Get you money back, you didn't get anything in exchange for it.
  • It could be a brake issue or it could be a bearing that was more heavily packed with grease. It may take a bit to kinda sling the extra free.

    If you had to adjust the gain up that much I would guess t he brakes are not adjusted properly. I would call them back and ask them to check the adjustment. Tell them whatyou had to do to get the brakes to work

    Chris
  • Should not be a "break in period " on the bearing work. I would suspect a hanging brake

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