Trailer Brake issues.....
I'm towing a 2017 Heritage Glen 300BH, with a 2006 Silverado 2500HD, Duramax/Allison combo.
Dual axle, and I use a Prodigy P2 controller.
I've been towing this trailer for about a year with no issues. This summer, I started developing a loss of brakes while driving, and I would get a "OL" message on my controller.
Research tells me that it is probably a short somewhere. The brake circuit rubbing on the frame or inside the axle.
I can still apply and use the brakes manually when this occurs.
Today I pulled the wire out of the axles expecting to find worn spots. The wire was in perfect condition.
I went ahead and replaced it with 12AWG wire and tapped it all back together. We plan on leaving again this coming Thursday so that will be my first time to test.
I was shocked at how small the wire was inside the axle. It could not have been larger that 24 gauge wire. Is it possible the wire was just so darn small that it was causing the overload condition?
My next plan is to pull it this week, see what it does after a few miles. If it starts again I will cut the brakes to one axle to see what happens. If it continues, hook that axle back up and cut the other axle.
If it still continues, where the heck do I go next. Try and eliminate one assembly at a time?
Any other areas you folks have found problems?
Thanks for any advice,
Jerry
Dual axle, and I use a Prodigy P2 controller.
I've been towing this trailer for about a year with no issues. This summer, I started developing a loss of brakes while driving, and I would get a "OL" message on my controller.
Research tells me that it is probably a short somewhere. The brake circuit rubbing on the frame or inside the axle.
I can still apply and use the brakes manually when this occurs.
Today I pulled the wire out of the axles expecting to find worn spots. The wire was in perfect condition.
I went ahead and replaced it with 12AWG wire and tapped it all back together. We plan on leaving again this coming Thursday so that will be my first time to test.
I was shocked at how small the wire was inside the axle. It could not have been larger that 24 gauge wire. Is it possible the wire was just so darn small that it was causing the overload condition?
My next plan is to pull it this week, see what it does after a few miles. If it starts again I will cut the brakes to one axle to see what happens. If it continues, hook that axle back up and cut the other axle.
If it still continues, where the heck do I go next. Try and eliminate one assembly at a time?
Any other areas you folks have found problems?
Thanks for any advice,
Jerry
