Questin on bearing hub temps
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May-11-2016 04:15 PM
On my way home I noticed my breaks didn't seem to be where they were before so I increase the gain on the Prodigy from 6.8 to 10.0 which seemed to do the trick. (max gain is 13.0)
Right after backing in the trailer I did the hand test and checked all 4 hubs to see if I had a uniform temperature. 3 of the hubs were warm/equal and the 4th (back drivers side hub) was hot. Though not to the point where I had to remove my hand.
So is this a case of the breaks being imbalanced? or maybe not a problem/ just a break in period?
Should I be calling back the Rv service tomorrow. (Saturday we leaving for Watkins Glen)
Thanks for your replies,
Mike
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May-13-2016 07:15 AM
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May-12-2016 03:30 PM
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May-12-2016 11:41 AM
I took our TT to the dealer after one season through the 2 year warranty. Because I've read about many bearing issues on TTs and since it was already there I asked to remove the drums, inspect the brakes and bearings and do a repack. They phoned and said the seals had blown and it all needed a rebuild (and they wanted to charge $1K!). I phoned Alko and they said it should be covered under warranty and I told the dealer that. Well, at the end of the following season I found one drum/hub/bearing was running hotter than the others. Not wanting to end up with a failure on a trip somewhere, I pulled all 4 apart. First thing I found was over-tightened axle nuts. Then I found that they had not replaced the seals and there was 2 colors of grease in there and what looked like grease stains on the shoes. All they had done is slap it back together. It appears that the dealer was trying to milk us. I ended up redoing it all myself using USA-made Timken bearings. It now feels like I don't need as much brake pedal pressure too.
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May-12-2016 09:52 AM
Took the TT back to the RV service, They re-adjusted the brakes, I now have much more uniform temps on all 4 hubs and I was able to adjust the gain back to 6.8. where the trailer was breaking before.
Mike
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May-12-2016 09:20 AM
If it was my trailer, I would return it back to the shop and have them check the brake shoes for contamination. It could be that the service tech got some grease on the brake shoes of the cool wheels.
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May-12-2016 07:44 AM
It sounds to me as you have no problem worse than one brake adjusted a little tighter than the others.
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May-12-2016 02:37 AM
Se if it is dragging, and then go from there
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May-11-2016 09:30 PM
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May-11-2016 08:17 PM
csamayfield55 wrote:"Sling the extra free"? Where is it going to sling it? These should be a sealed system, the only place it can go is into the brake pad area, not a good idea to have grease oozing in, around, and amongst the brakes.
It could be a brake issue or it could be a bearing that was more heavily packed with grease. It may take a bit to kinda sling the extra free.
If you had to adjust the gain up that much I would guess t he brakes are not adjusted properly. I would call them back and ask them to check the adjustment. Tell them whatyou had to do to get the brakes to work
Chris
Any shop can make a mistake, so you can call them up and tell them your concerns. I'm sure they are going to say that it's normal and nothing to worry about and the next time you take it out it will be fine. Whether you choose to put all your faith in that is up to you. But I would take it back out on the road and drive it about the same distance and check the brakes/hubs again. Still hot? Back to the shop it would go.
It sounds like you don't do your own work on brakes so you're reliant on the shop to do a good job, and they're reliant on you to make sure they do a good job. 🙂
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May-11-2016 05:48 PM
I will be calling them first thing tomorrow morning.
Mike
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May-11-2016 05:24 PM
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May-11-2016 04:58 PM
If you had to adjust the gain up that much I would guess t he brakes are not adjusted properly. I would call them back and ask them to check the adjustment. Tell them whatyou had to do to get the brakes to work
Chris
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May-11-2016 04:54 PM