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    Posted: 19 Nov 2019 at 6:25pm
  I don't know if bearings were damaged because the brakes over heated. I bought the camper used the previous owner traded it in after a few months for a larger camper it is a 2018 and I never got around to repacking bearings. My thoughts the bearings were untouched since it came from factory and Tropic Trailer recommended for a few dollars more to replace bearings. I put about four thousand miles on camper since buying it before having bearings repacked so they may have been damaged.
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Yep, +1.
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Thanks for the update. Interesting that the brakes and drums were undamaged but the bearings were overheated. I would have expected the opposite.
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Originally posted by offgrid

Good to hear. BTW, did you wind up needing to replace your old brakes and/or bearings due to overheating? 
  The brakes were checked and said to be OK they did though replace bearings and caps all included in a rebuild kit. The bearings on trip were very cool and brakes worked fine. We are set to travel with new brake controller that arrived in the mail.
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Good to hear. BTW, did you wind up needing to replace your old brakes and/or bearings due to overheating? 
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Posts: 1214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Nov 2019 at 6:46am
Originally posted by David and Danette

   I ordered a new P-2 but will need to rely on the old one until I get back home. I think I made the right decision. Thank you
      We made it home safe from south Florida about 800 miles with old brake controller. Brake controller worked fine no problems still kept a eye on it after using brakes but thankfully it never got stuck again.
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I would replace that controller in pretty short order!
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+1. 
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I think you did too.
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Posts: 1214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Nov 2019 at 4:43pm
   I ordered a new P-2 but will need to rely on the old one until I get back home. I think I made the right decision. Thank you
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