Another easy way to determine if the brakes are engaging is to turn on audio or video recording on your phone. Place it on top of the wheel then go to the front and pull the pin. You should be able to hear the brake engaging on the recording.
Another way to check to see if the brakes are in gauged is at the rear side of the wheels hold a compass next to the rim. When the magnetic brake in gauges the compass will go from true north and point to the brake magnet.
I just got a used RV and the wire going to it got pinched. Both wires are black and I wanted to make sure I hook it back up right. This is roughly how I imagined it worked since there wasn't a red wire. Great video
We are glad to hear this worked out. If you have any questions or concerns on your unit please do contact our retail customer service team at 1-866-425-4369! Thank you!
I went to get my toy hauler out of storage , hooked it all up and went to leave and the trailer brakes were locked up. I remembered last time I camped I forgot to unhook it and it pulled out, took me forever to get it back in so I could come home. Now it won’t as I mentioned above let me pull the trailer. Wheels are locked up I think my son didn’t plug it back in correctly after several attempts. I’m assuming the pins are bent or touching. Solution?. Replace it with a new one?. Anything else I should know before replacing it ? Thank you!
Good Morning Rand, we are sorry to hear about this issue! There would be a few things you would need to check on this that we would like to explain in detail with you. Please do contact our retail customer service team at 1-866-425-4369 when you are able to! Thank you.
I inadvertently disconnected my breakaway switch while setting up my camper at a site. Drained my battery. Replaced the battery, not knowing what I had done. Finally called my dealer. Told me to check the breakaway line - yup, I had accidently pulled it out while setting up. OOPS!!!
Well we are glad you got it figured out!! Hopefully you caught it soon enough as to not cause any wiring damage up there. Once that current starts flowing as the pin is removed, things can heat up quick in the breakaway box.
