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bedpan
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Aug 12, 2015

3000 Miles from home - brake issues...... THoughts?

Hey folks.. I am about halfway through a 7000 Mile trip (Toronto to Revelstoke, Seattle and back through the USA). Today driving east from Seattle along I90 I started having some brake issues. Som...
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brulaz
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Aug 12, 2015
It's great that these new controllers tell you when there's a problem like that. My old P2 never did, and I only discovered a similar problem by checking the brake drum temperatures after a hard stop.

My problem was caused by a broken brake wire right at the drum. Total PITA to fix.

Also. the Ford brake controller will only output low brake controller voltages when the truck is not moving. It varies the voltage with speed and other conditions.

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