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i have a 2005 gearbox toy hauler(260fs).
when i am towing the trailer ,even empty with no water i, i have a problem with the brakes sticking.
when i pull to a red light or a stop the trailer feels fine till i get to 2-3 mph and you will feel the trail completly stop the truck.when i go to take off it feels like the trailer being rear ended. the trailer brakes stay engaged until the force of the truck taking off gets the trailer moving then every thing is fine again. when i adjust the settings on the prodigy it doesnt do it as bad but then it feels like i cant stop when im traveling at anything over 45mph.
i hope this makes some sence since its kind of hard for me to explain how it actually handles.
anyhow thanks for any input!
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Have you adjusted them recently? Sounds like it is time to take things apart and stray inspecting everything. Could be time for new brakes. Also check the wiring.
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If electric trailer brakes are way out of adjustment (loose) they can jam. They need adjustment before anything else. But an inspection and bearing service might be a good thing too because if maintainence hasn't been done along the way -it is time for inspection/clean grease bearings.
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mapguy wrote:If electric trailer brakes are way out of adjustment (loose) they can jam. They need adjustment before anything else. But an inspection and bearing service might be a good thing too because if maintainence hasn't been done along the way -it is time for inspection/clean grease bearings.
Alko Axle owners manual link:
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Another possible problem I have seen many times, a broken brake spring, particulary the lower one that holds the adjuster in place. Our rig has had it happen twice.
Minor fix, But obviously you need to pull the wheels/drums.
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BobWanderer wrote:Another possible problem I have seen many times, a broken brake spring, particulary the lower one that holds the adjuster in place. Our rig has had it happen twice.
Minor fix, But obviously you need to pull the wheels/drums.
good luck
Bob makes a very good point. A broken return spring could be the problem and may not make enough extra noise to be noticed.
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Good call.
That was the cause of a major failure on my trailer. When WW was doing their "prophylactic repair" of my trailer years ago, I had them service the axles & brakes. They reconnected the brakes wrong so that they were sprung all the way open. This caused the brakes to rub against the drum and overheat, frying the hub and burning the wheel off.
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mapguy wrote:BobWanderer wrote:Another possible problem I have seen many times, a broken brake spring, particulary the lower one that holds the adjuster in place. Our rig has had it happen twice.
Minor fix, But obviously you need to pull the wheels/drums.
good luck
Bob makes a very good point. A broken return spring could be the problem and may not make enough extra noise to be noticed.
I doubt most of us could hear the brakes rubbing 30+ feet behind you, but I did hear it while checking the brake adjustment. One time the spring must have fell out somewhere down the road since it was no where to be found, the second time it left a small groove in the drum, but not enough to change out or re-surface the drum.
If you ask me, its a pretty crappy design, the way Dexter has that spring installed, sort of curved around the adjuster wheel. I now have a complete hardware kit in my spare parts box.
My theory is, if you have the spare parts to fix something, it probably won't break and it has held true for the most part 
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dedmiston wrote:Good call.
That was the cause of a major failure on my trailer. When WW was doing their "prophylactic repair" of my trailer years ago, I had them service the axles & brakes. They reconnected the brakes wrong so that they were sprung all the way open. This caused the brakes to rub against the drum and overheat, frying the hub and burning the wheel off.
Fortunatly it did not fly off the rig while traveling, that could have majorly changed the situation !!
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BobWanderer wrote:dedmiston wrote:Good call.
That was the cause of a major failure on my trailer. When WW was doing their "prophylactic repair" of my trailer years ago, I had them service the axles & brakes. They reconnected the brakes wrong so that they were sprung all the way open. This caused the brakes to rub against the drum and overheat, frying the hub and burning the wheel off.
Fortunatly it did not fly off the rig while traveling, that could have majorly changed the situation !!
Exactly. It was pretty close though. The wheel was tipped in at a really steep angle. It came right off in my hands when we got to camp.
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