Pulls to right when I brake, what to check?
On our way home from our most recent trip, I noticed that when I break, my truck & trailer pulled to the right. I verified that my TV does not pull when braking by itself. I had brakes replaced les...
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The reading comprehension in this thread so far is so bad, you'd almost think they're trolling you...
Correct me if I'm wrong and I will eat those words, but according to the OP, the *TV* brakes were replaced ~2000 miles ago:
Yes, if the TV does *NOT* pull on its own then the problem is the trailer. If it is pulling to the right, then the left brakes on the trailer are probably not working.
The 7 pin connector has one wire for all the brakes. If any brakes work, then it cannot possibly be the connector.
The only thing you can see by crawling under is the wiring, if it is obviously broken somewhere out in the open. If it is broken inside a tube somewhere you are not going to be able to see that.
Jack up the trailer, spin each wheel, and get a helper to manually apply the brake from the truck. The brakes are not working on the wheels that do not stop when the manual brake is applied.
If multiple wheels do not work, suspect a broken wire first. The quickest way to resolve is to just run a all new wiring from the 7 pin connector to the brakes. You can try to find the broken wire and patch/splice it, but it will break again.
Most likely both brakes on the left side do not work but the right-siders do, the break in the wire is somewhere between where it splits to go to each side, and the brakes on the left side.
Correct me if I'm wrong and I will eat those words, but according to the OP, the *TV* brakes were replaced ~2000 miles ago:
I verified that my TV does not pull when braking by itself. I had brakes replaced less than 2000 miles ago.
Yes, if the TV does *NOT* pull on its own then the problem is the trailer. If it is pulling to the right, then the left brakes on the trailer are probably not working.
The 7 pin connector has one wire for all the brakes. If any brakes work, then it cannot possibly be the connector.
The only thing you can see by crawling under is the wiring, if it is obviously broken somewhere out in the open. If it is broken inside a tube somewhere you are not going to be able to see that.
Jack up the trailer, spin each wheel, and get a helper to manually apply the brake from the truck. The brakes are not working on the wheels that do not stop when the manual brake is applied.
If multiple wheels do not work, suspect a broken wire first. The quickest way to resolve is to just run a all new wiring from the 7 pin connector to the brakes. You can try to find the broken wire and patch/splice it, but it will break again.
Most likely both brakes on the left side do not work but the right-siders do, the break in the wire is somewhere between where it splits to go to each side, and the brakes on the left side.
