Electric drum to disc

Sport45 wrote:
Having to bleed a hydraulic system more than once sounds odd to me as well.

As far as brake controller compatibility goes, I believe I read somewhere that you could wire a brake magnet in parallel with the pump so the system would emulate (electrically) a drum brake system to satisfy the controller. Might want to check into this deeper.

That is exactly what I had to do to get my hydraulic disk system working with my 08 F350.

FWIW, use 2 brake magnets wired in series, wired parallel to the pump, for greater "gain". I have to run my controller on 8.5 with a single brake magnet to get the right amount of trailer braking power. It works fine, but if the disk brakes ever get weak, I might run out of adjustment.

fj12ryder wrote:

LOFAT36 wrote:

Learjet wrote:
ditto...honest report :)

As a newbie here I respect the info to & fro and take their word's as given in good faith. I do not lie, cheat or steal. After spending the better part of $2.5K on this conversion, why would I BS you ?

Well, sometimes people who have spent that much money, or even less AFATG, are not willing to admit that they didn't get their money's worth. It happens.

Thank you...you beat me to it...yes, its a mental thing that you must be honest with YOURSELF...and us...if you choose.

Just installed a Kodiak system with Titan controller, so far so good.

We leave for a 6 week cross country trip Friday will get back here and post how its going after a few weeks.

Happiest day was putting the old drumm brake assemblies out on the road and watching the local junk man (recycler) throw them in his trailer.

Ron W.

Having to bleed a hydraulic system more than once sounds odd to me as well.

As far as brake controller compatibility goes, I believe I read somewhere that you could wire a brake magnet in parallel with the pump so the system would emulate (electrically) a drum brake system to satisfy the controller. Might want to check into this deeper.

Thanks pcm1959, like they say "live & learn" or "once bitten, twice shy" etc. Other than a few bucks I have no regrets. But I still wonder about the brake bleeding twice deal. Seems strange to me, but what do I know :)

LOFAT36 wrote:
Thanks PCM1959 for the info. I read that bleeding the brakes again after 100 miles in the Titan brochure but thought if I bled them once it would be like a car and not worry about it again. Why is that ? I also have factory brake control in my 2010 Silverado 2500HD Duramax but opted for the Takonsha brake controller. Was that necessary ?

Unless your factory controller is different that that in my 2011 and now 2013 (no difference in those years), you did not need the other controller.
There is a device, depending on pump, that you use in the wiring of the pump that allows GM controller to be used.
I do not know for sure, but I have heard that he factory controller is somehow in sync with the truck master cylinder making the trailer braking truly proportionate with the truck - not relying on inertia.
I'm sure the after market controller will work fine, but no, you did not need it. Sorry. ;)
http://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Titan/T4846000.html

FJ2RYDER, that is $2500.00 CDN about $1600.00 US :(

Thanks PCM1959 for the info. I read that bleeding the brakes again after 100 miles in the Titan brochure but thought if I bled them once it would be like a car and not worry about it again. Why is that ? I also have factory brake control in my 2010 Silverado 2500HD Duramax but opted for the Takonsha brake controller. Was that necessary ?

LOFAT36 wrote:

Learjet wrote:
ditto...honest report :)

As a newbie here I respect the info to & fro and take their word's as given in good faith. I do not lie, cheat or steal. After spending the better part of $2.5K on this conversion, why would I BS you ?

Well, sometimes people who have spent that much money, or even less AFATG, are not willing to admit that they didn't get their money's worth. It happens.

Yes, Lofat36. The manual says bleed them and drive 100 miles and then bleed them again.
On the Kodiak/Titan system you have like I had on the Cameo, I bled them twice all around then again after the first trip. Lag time was basically nil.
My current rig which came from the factory with the Dexter system had awful lag time on the pull from the delivering dealer. But once we bled them it drastically improved.
I have GM truck with the integrated factory controller that works great.
http://www.kodiaktrailer.com/download/pdf/Technical/Trailer%20Disc%20Brakes%20Install%20Operating%20Information%20(623%20KB)-6.pdf