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Old 07-17-2005, 07:56 AM   #1
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Trailer Brake and Prodigy Question

I have a 05 335rlbs. It has been towed about 350 miles so far. My friend and I adjusted the brakes today and decided that the best jacking point was on the bracket/point where the two springs and shackles are connected as this is a cast piece and goes directly to the chassis frame. We only raised the coach enough to get the tires free to rotate.

One tire seemed to need a good bit of adjustment to get it where it would only rotate about 1 turn when spun. THe other were very close to that already.
When I reconnected I went to adjust my prodigy to a point just before lock up. A point I have never been able to reach in the past no matter what setting or numerical number I set it to. Today was not different except that now if I set it too high or try it manually it will start braking and then the trailer brakes release and I get a LO reading or a SH. THis makes no sense as we did not touch any wiring. Further I have never seen those before. Also I cannot set my Prodigy level above about 6.8 or 6.9 with out getting that code. Whether manually or with truck brakes as well.
Many of you use prodigy and have a lot more experience that I do so I need some help as to how to interpret these codes and the actions to take or what. I cannot beleive the jack point nor the adjustment would cause these.
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Old 07-17-2005, 02:07 PM   #2
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I have the Prodigy and have never experienced any kind of problem. I can set mine manually to level 6.3 at 13 Volts. When braking normally, it usually peaks at about 4.8. Braking is good. I feel the 5er brakes first and then the truck brakes. Sorry I can't address your exact problem. Possibly someone else can.
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Old 07-17-2005, 02:59 PM   #3
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Bob and Carol,

I posted the links to the Prodigy tow card which describes one of the errors you are seeing in your post under "General Topics".

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Old 07-17-2005, 03:11 PM   #4
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This makes me nervous. I am going to call the Prodigy manufacturer tomorrow and also the brake manufacturer.
I wonder since one wheel seemed well out of adjustment if bringing that into adjustment changed something and now I see this problem?
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