Brake vibration / tugging
Sadly , my 2012 Coachmen Apex 18bh has a vibration when I apply the brakes. The dealer told me that this was normal. Being new at travel trailers I took them for their word and brought the camper home...
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beemerphile1 wrote:docnascar wrote:
I have the Hayes 81760 brake controller...
That is a time based controller.
You said that it jerks when you are almost stopped. If it was a problem with the brakes it would jerk all the time.
Lighten the setting on the controller and learn to keep your foot on the brake. Odds are you are unknowingly releasing and engaging the brakes over and over when you are almost stopped.
To test the theory use the manual slide and do not step on the TV brakes. Does it still jerk?
Lightening the settings makes no difference. Also, I have paid very close attention to not letting up on the brakes and reapplying so I get what you are saying but I get the same results.
Using just the manual slide to stop the entire rig I haven't really done at speed or distance. I have only used it to check the brakes are working and can bring the rig to a stop; and basically there was no distance to travel so I didn't pay attention to or realize any vibration/tugging.
Thanks for the idea. I can try the slide only again with more speed and some distance to stop. Trying this may take some time as my neighborhood is getting new gas mains and traveling with a TT and truck through my neighborhood will be tricky and/or impossible at times. You have me thinking though...
Does using the slide disable the timing feature?
What are the conclusions if:
Using the slide there is still tugging, what does this tell me? (guessing mechanical issue??)
Using the slide there is no tugging, what does this tell me? (guessing controller issue??)
