Integrated brake controller problems
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First question, did it just start doing this or is it a new truck? Reason being the integrated controller works differently than the old ones in that the trailer braking is determined by how hard you use the truck brakes, you don't feel the tug from the trailer like you used to. If it just started doing this then there's a problem, are there any faults in the message center? I'm thinking pretty much the only things it could be are the controller itself or perhaps the switch on the master cylinder.
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First question, did it just start doing this or is it a new truck? Reason being the integrated controller works differently than the old ones in that the trailer braking is determined by how hard you use the truck brakes, you don't feel the tug from the trailer like you used to. If it just started doing this then there's a problem, are there any faults in the message center? I'm thinking pretty much the only things it could be are the controller itself or perhaps the switch on the master cylinder.
Steve
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Trailer brakes are not the problem, they are adjusted correctly. when you are applying the foot brake there is a small hum at the wheels but when you use the hand lever the buzz is very loud. if the tire is jacked up and I spin the tire by hand and someone applys the foot brake it barely slows the tire down but if you use the hand lever it locks the tire up immediatly.
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Trailer brakes are not the problem, they are adjusted correctly. when you are applying the foot brake there is a small hum at the wheels but when you use the hand lever the buzz is very loud. if the tire is jacked up and I spin the tire by hand and someone applys the foot brake it barely slows the tire down but if you use the hand lever it locks the tire up immediatly.
Steve
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No I did not know that, I only noticed this when I replaced all brakes bearings and drums on the camper. thats when I noticed the issue I have described but I assumed when the foot brake is fully applied and all lights on controller lite up to full power that it would be the same as useing the hand lever.
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No I did not know that, I only noticed this when I replaced all brakes bearings and drums on the camper. thats when I noticed the issue I have described but I assumed when the foot brake is fully applied and all lights on controller lite up to full power that it would be the same as useing the hand lever.
Even the higher end add-on controllers work the same way. You have to test the real world effect moving. Even is a slow rolling test, you don't get much until you have some speed and nail the brakes. I think for the end user, it is much harder to tell what the software driven controllers are doing. In the olden days, you stepped on the pedal and in a second you had full boost. Not anymore.
Steve
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