Trailer brakes weak, a few questions:
32 foot TT, about 7000 pounds plus our gear and stuff: I've noticed the brakes are underperforming substantially. Got the gain on the Prodigy turned all the way up, when I grab the lever and throw ...
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Bob,
I've been to your movie.
I replaced the backing plate, adjusted the brakes, replaced the magnets, replaced the controller... Still no real breaking
Long story short. Check the wear on the inside of your drums. My prior controller must have been sending some power to the magnets, they dragged and wore down all four drums inside face where the studs are pressed into the drum. the magnets were shot and when I replaced them, they wore into the shape of the drum eventually (about 1000 miles worth of driving).
The surfaces worn down concave (convex? I never remember which is which) to the point where the brakes didn't work enough to really stop the trailer.
Ultimately, I replaced the axles because it was about the same price as getting new drums and backing plates, and magnets - and they had a higher weight limit (6,000 versus 4,400 each axle).
PM me if you've got questions.
josh
I've been to your movie.
I replaced the backing plate, adjusted the brakes, replaced the magnets, replaced the controller... Still no real breaking
Long story short. Check the wear on the inside of your drums. My prior controller must have been sending some power to the magnets, they dragged and wore down all four drums inside face where the studs are pressed into the drum. the magnets were shot and when I replaced them, they wore into the shape of the drum eventually (about 1000 miles worth of driving).
The surfaces worn down concave (convex? I never remember which is which) to the point where the brakes didn't work enough to really stop the trailer.
Ultimately, I replaced the axles because it was about the same price as getting new drums and backing plates, and magnets - and they had a higher weight limit (6,000 versus 4,400 each axle).
PM me if you've got questions.
josh
