Electric trailer brakes...problems

[sYc]

Check to make sure there is not grease on the shoes. We had everything replaced on all six wheels on our big trailer by a large trailer place. When we got it home, clicking but no brakes. Come to find out, too much grease. Cleaned the mess, work great now.

[kwhizz]

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Check to make sure there is not grease on the shoes. We had everything replaced on all six wheels on our big trailer by a large trailer place. When we got it home, clicking but no brakes. Come to find out, too much grease. Cleaned the mess, work great now.

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You would think the Trailer place would know how to do the job correctly......... Tom....I'll bet you are one of those guy's who expect to get what they paid for......LOL

Ken

[jl8z28]

check your ground conection and make sure that it is clean. I had a problem with mine, cleaned the conection and it worked fine.

[budnate]

Albert,dont want to insult you but did you make sure the shoes were adjusted correctly???

people have a tendancy to adjust till they hear the slight drag and stop, well you are way to loose yet and when hitting them you wont get good contact with them, the cyl is at full stroke and still not tight on the drum.

proper way is to keep cranking on the tensioner while spinning the wheel until the bugger wont go/spin no more, this centers the shoes, critical, then back off the adjuster a ways until it spins clean, then sneak up on it until you feal and hear the slight drag of the shoe on the drum, and I mean slight! with new pads, after about 500 miles jump under it agian sneak up on it again with a little more drag, should spin with a little choo choo sound as it comes around and makes slight contact with the shoes and you should be good for awhile at that point.

I need a beer after all that work...phew.

[ORIGLS6]

Good info Bud. Now I have another week-end project before VF!

[Alss]

Thanks guys..Bud..good stuff, I'm going to check everything tomorrow. Brakes were great for 6 years and it does it even if I change tow vehicles so I know its in the trailer. My bet is electrical though..where do the grounds ground to?? frame?, truck?..also trailer co used lots of piggy back type connectors..the crimp style wiht two wires on one side and one on the other..gonna replace them as well. Thanks

ALbert

[BBIGG BLOCK 396]

I have had the same problems you guys are talking about in the past and most of the time it was either a ground problem and a couple of times it was actually low voltage! I switched from the little common trailer plug setup to a large 7 way like used for large trailers and travel trailers.Never had another problem since.

Bobby Dodson

[Denis]

Try disabling your brake controller first. I'll betcha that does it.