5th wheel brakes
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If you are seeing the proper voltage and current for each brake then there isn’t much left to got wrong. The obvious question to me becomes; Are they adjusted properly? Did you follow the procedure that Dexter recommends?
It sounds like they might not be adjusted tight enough.
Bob
It sounds like they might not be adjusted tight enough.
Bob
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If you are seeing the proper voltage and current for each brake then there isn’t much left to got wrong. The obvious question to me becomes; Are they adjusted properly? Did you follow the procedure that Dexter recommends?
It sounds like they might not be adjusted tight enough.
Bob
It sounds like they might not be adjusted tight enough.
Bob
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I didn't have an issue with our previous camper though and the brakes work great on my 24' bumper pull aluminum trailer.
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Ya I did, watched about a hundred videos on troubleshooting and adjusting trailer brakes. My buddy is a mechanic, had him come over and make sure I wasn't missing anything. We readjusted everything. I don't know if my expectations are just too high or what but to give you an example, I was driving about 40 on flat ground. I manually applied trailer brakes with gain on 10 and it took probably 100 yards or better to bring my rig to a stop. I even tried the plug on my bumper to make sure it wasn't a bad connection with my bed plug but it didn't make a difference.
I wouldn’t pull a trailer that wouldn’t brake hard or lock up with the brake controller. We suffered GM hitch failure in 22 in New Hampshire. The trailer ended up on its side and the truck ended upon the Jersey barrier. Having trailer brakes that worked properly saved our lives as I was able to get it slowed down a lot with the brake controller before the trailer went over.
I would probably call Dexter on Monday and see what they say.
I would also try to tighten them up a couple of clicks and see how they run a little tighter while watching the wheel temp. There is the possibility that they are just too loose.
Bob
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It sounds to me that you have more trailer than the brakes can handle. Just a guess but I bet they are only 2" wide shoes. We ordered our trailer with Dexter HD 3.25 wide by 12.25 diameter shoes and they worked great until they started falling apart from use. We have Kodiak 12" disk brakes now and wouldn't have anything else, they will stop the truck if needed.
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Good move
you won't regret it.Remember to set the controller to electric over hydraulic and every time you disconnect the battery you will have to reset it.
Denny
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Oh, that's good to know! The last time I looked into it, they were using rigid lines to near the axle and then rubber down to the axle.
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