Braking

An odd case, admittedly, would be if a seal has failed and some grease has gotten onto the braking surface. Like many, I thought this would make the brakes slippery, but some threads I recently read about adjusting and cleaning trailer (magnetic) breaks said the petroleum on a brake would make it stutter. It might be worth taking a hub off just to see how they are. just my $.02

I will adjust the next time I have the trailer connected. Thanks

Did you break it?

When your brakes are set correctly the TV and TT will stop in unison. You should not feel the trailer push or pull the TV.

Make sure the brakes (on the trailer) are adjusted properly, then set the gain on the controller.

Jerking like the trailer is pushing the ball - set the controller 1 step higher.

Jerking like the trailer brakes are locking and pulling back on the ball - set the controller 1 step lower.

Rinse / repeat.

Sounds more like not enough trailer brake. Right wrong or indifferent, I adjust my brakes so that I feel the trailer dragging slightly on the TV when coming to a stop, but several increments below locking the trailer up.
The dealer showed me to adjust them to lock up at parking lot speeds by activating the controller only, then adjust back one increment. Problem with that is wet or otherwise poor roads would cause the trailer brakes to lock up.
I am interested in how folks here adjust their brakes.

Thanks for all the replies. I will take pics of the break controller today. I believe its set to like 3.5 right now and yes this only happens at low speeds when im about to stop at a light. It feels like the trailer is about to run into me and then hits the ball if that makes sense. Thats the best way to explain it.

Thanks

acritzer wrote:
Sounds like your brake controller is set too high. Hopefully there should be a way to adjust the setting.

+2

3 possible causes
1: Non-proportional trailer brake controller,, UPGRADE
2: Improperly set GAIN on a proportional controller.. Adjust.
3: Rusty drum faces.. Driving should fix but if after 3 or 4 stops (Gentle stops) you still have the symptoms this one drops to like 300 on the list.