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Old 10-30-2006, 12:26 PM   #11
JH Sechelt
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Campbell River
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M.O.C. #4976
Hi Jerry,

The most common trouble setting the Ford brake controller off is............ A wire rubbing through in side one of the brake drums. The most common wheel is the back (curb side). There is two wires inside the wheel going to the magnet. there are clips holding the wires in place, and in mine one of the clips came off allowing the wire to make contact with the face of the brake drum. The studs for the wheel nuts are counter sunk a little and that alloyed the edges of the counter sinks to rub through the magnet wire. At some points the wire is over the the counter sunk hole and at other points it's touching the face of the brake drum. therefore making it a intermittent short.
Hope this makes sense.

J&D
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