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Location: Little town in Pa | My friend bought a brand new gooseneck trailer, about 10,000 pounds 23 feet on the floor. The trailer was driven around the states a little bit getting the LQ installed and delivered to her house. The first day she drove it to my house we noticed a squeak in one of the right trailer tires but did not notice any heat in the tires. The squeak seemed to orginate when the brakes were applied but it was not real consistent. I drove it for her the next day and we both noticed the squeak pretty bad and I felt the brakes pulsating when applied, I adjusted the Ford integrated brake controller but it did not change the pulsating. There is not pulsating when the trailer is not attached to the truck. The next day she took it to a local RV dealer who examined it and said the brake were operating fine and he adjusted them somewhat and said she was good to go. While on the way home she still had the squeak and now the tire seems to be getting quite warm/hot. She has a big trip ahead of her and is taking it back to the RV dealer but what do you all think? Brakes? bearings? |
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Location: western PA | Most new trailers require the brakes being used a bit, and then having the brakes readjusted for optimum performance. A pulsing brake is usually an indication of a warped brake rotor or out of round brake drum. If it has a drum brake system, the drum could be out of round, the brakes were adjusted in just one spot, and the shoes could now be dragging. The drum can be easily installed on a lathe, inspected, and trued round again if necessary. It only takes a few minutes. It would be a good idea to have this wheel pulled, the brakes inspected, and the mechanical linkage inspected. The bearing doesn't usually cause pulsing, but it would be an opportune time to inspect its lubrication and tightness as well. Definitely have this situation inspected and resolved before any trips are anticipated Gard
Edited by gard 2009-04-14 11:43 AM
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New trailer, sqeaking brakes, warm tire
