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I have a problem with the brakes on my boat trailer, and I have not done any troubleshooting yet. The brakes on the trailer are hydraulic disks, one per side, and I have a UHP A 60 actuator.
I have one wheel that drags the brakes. If I leave my house and drive 3 miles downhill to Windsor, it is already hot enough to sizzle when the hub hits the water, or puke a little grease. The other wheel seems fine. Going back uphill to my house, it does not seem to get as hot, but I have never temped it to determine for sure. The wheel does seem to release by itself when the actuator returns to the extended position. If I lock out the brakes on the trailer, nothing heats up at all, and that is what I've done for awhile around town.
I can push the actuator by hand with the trailer wheels chocked, about 15% of its travel - is this normal? If my brakes are being applied at 15% or more going downhill just from the weight of the trailer, I can certainly see why they are getting hot, but why just one side?
Thoughts on if I have a bad actuator and a bad caliper on the cold side, and the hot side is just doing its job, or if just have a bad caliper on the hot side?
Any suggestions are appreciated.
My initial thought is jack up each wheel and push the actuator by hand while spinning the tire and see if that applies any brake force to either side. From there actuate the actuator with a pry bar and see how further braking force is applied to each wheel.
I have one wheel that drags the brakes. If I leave my house and drive 3 miles downhill to Windsor, it is already hot enough to sizzle when the hub hits the water, or puke a little grease. The other wheel seems fine. Going back uphill to my house, it does not seem to get as hot, but I have never temped it to determine for sure. The wheel does seem to release by itself when the actuator returns to the extended position. If I lock out the brakes on the trailer, nothing heats up at all, and that is what I've done for awhile around town.
I can push the actuator by hand with the trailer wheels chocked, about 15% of its travel - is this normal? If my brakes are being applied at 15% or more going downhill just from the weight of the trailer, I can certainly see why they are getting hot, but why just one side?
Thoughts on if I have a bad actuator and a bad caliper on the cold side, and the hot side is just doing its job, or if just have a bad caliper on the hot side?
Any suggestions are appreciated.
My initial thought is jack up each wheel and push the actuator by hand while spinning the tire and see if that applies any brake force to either side. From there actuate the actuator with a pry bar and see how further braking force is applied to each wheel.
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