Car jerks when letting off brake
We are heading on our maiden voyage! I have a 2012 Toyota Sequioa pulling a 2017 Bullet 247BHSWE. I of course have a brake controller installed, but I'm struggling with getting it properly adjusted...
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SoundGuy wrote:time2roll wrote:
Reese Brakeman can be several different including timed and digital.
Need the actual model number but I think you will soon be looking at a Prodigy P2 or P3.
There are currently 2 Reese Brakeman Controllers and both are timed, not inertia ... unquestionably this is the OP's issue. Remove it and invest in a Tekonsha P2 or P3 and your problem will be solved, assuming the brakes themselves are properly adjusted, which they should be on a trailer this new. If after installing a P2 or P3 you find the brakes are still grabbing at low speeds they may need to be adjusted OR as I did you may have to have a dealer tech chamfer the leading edges of each brake shoe - that will absolutely eliminate any grabbing.
I think you are going to the most difficult solution before trying the simpler more obvious solution. Just adjust the brake controller itself. My prodigy has an adjustment lever, don't they all? MAYBE his brakes will need adjusting but I'd steer clear of "chamfering" the brake shoes. I just don't think it would be necessary. Like shooting a rabbit with an elephant gun, isn't it?
