Frank,
Great! Thanks for the follow-up. I hate it when we have a lengthy
discussion about something, and I never find out what happened. I
hope you don't mind, I've cc-ed the list so everyone can know the
outcome. Glad your problem is solved. I would keep a close eye on
the other side as well. If those parts are just as old, they may
start showing the same problem at some point.
-Steve
At 09:18 AM 7/1/2011, Frank Vantacich wrote:
>Steve, it looks like I have resolved my problem. I ended up
>replacing both backing plates on the passenger side wheels. I think
>the problem was with the magnets hanging up.
>
>Thanks for the help!
>
>
>Frank V.
><mailto:rustymetal at sbcglobal.net>rustymetal at sbcglobal.net
>
>
>
>From: Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>
>To: Frank Vantacich <rustymetal at sbcglobal.net>; Shop Talk
><shop-talk at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tue, June 21, 2011 10:17:00 AM
>Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] brake problems on a goose neck trailer
>
>Frank,
>
>I am having a hard time coming up with a likely electrical fault that
>explains all this. I think a more likely explanation is that when
>applied, the brakes are not releasing, or releasing very
>slowly. Perhaps the return springs are weak. You should be able to
>jack up the trailer and spin the wheels by hand to experiment. My
>guess is that the wheels will spin free with the electric connected,
>but continue to drag after brake application.
>
>-Steve Trovato
><mailto:strovato at optonline.net>strovato at optonline.net
>
>
>At 08:40 AM 6/21/2011, Frank Vantacich wrote:
> >I have a dual axle 25' goose neck trailer with electric brakes.
> The two brake
> >drums on the passenger side get extremely hot after a six mile trip with no
> >load. The two drums on the other side are perfectly cool. The
> trailer has less
> >than 10K miles on it and is 7 years old. I have stripped down both backing
> >plates and cleaned everything up and adjusted the brakes more than
> once, both
> >drums have new bearing. The drums get extremely hot only when the trailer is
> >connected electrically, if I don't connect it the outside hubs get just a
> >little
> >warm. Do I have a short for those to wheels?
> >
> >Thanks for the help.
> >
> >Frank V.
> ><mailto:rustymetal at sbcglobal.net>rustymetal at sbcglobal.net
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