turbo329is wrote:
I don't think I can touch the axles with the electric brakes on them. If I turned the brake controller down enough that they aren't doing all the work then I wouldn't be able to make an emergency stop. I'm thinking of upgrading to a brake controller with accelerometers but I'm not sure how well they work. Mine just turns on when I apply the brakes and ramps up to the percentage I have it set at which is usually 55 with it loaded.
You're not touching the drum when checking bad bearings, just the hub. When the bearings go bad it's so hot you can't keep your hand on it. Unless you just went down a mountain heat from the brakes isn't going to factor in much.
Through away that 'timing controller'! Yes they are simple and rarely fail, but I feel they are unsafe. My family used to sell towing equipment for 30 years and would never sell those controller. Problem is when you are in a panic stop situation they just ramp-up. Truck stopping faster than trailer causes jack-knifes and bad things. Spend the money and buy a motion sensor controller, whether it's the old school swinging pendulum style or the new accelerometers. If you have a 97 or newer Ford, 99 or newer GM, or Toyota truck, they are literally plug and play. Dodges too, just can't remember when they started copying Ford. Check-out etrailer.com.
