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 less than 2000 miles ago.The HTT has ~6,000 miles on it.Is there something easy (visual) that I can check or adjust? If I crawl under the HTT, should I be looking for something specific, before I break (no pun intended) down and take it in for service?I've checked and cleaned the 7-pin connector already.TIA

You've eliminated the pull is caused by the trailer. Now verify the pull is caused by the truck. Unhitch the trailer and take the truck for a drive, hit the brakes hard. See if it pulls. If so, then at least you KNOW the problem is the truck, not the trailer. That eliminated 50 percent of the equation right from the start.Good luck.

just a guess ,sounds like a caliper hanging up, did you just change the pads.

DutchmenSport wrote:You've eliminated the pull is caused by the trailer. Now verify the pull is caused by the truck. Unhitch the trailer and take the truck for a drive, hit the brakes hard. See if it pulls. If so, then at least you KNOW the problem is the truck, not the trailer. That eliminated 50 percent of the equation right from the start.Good luck.Sorry if I wasn't clear... the TV does not not pull when braking. I only experience the pull while towing (which led me to believe the issue is with my HTT -- not my TV. Right?

ricks99 wrote: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 less than 2000 miles ago.Did it pull BEFORE that trailer brake job?The HTT has ~6,000 miles on it. Total for that trailer, or the new brakes ? Is there something easy (visual) that I can check or adjust? If I crawl under the HTT, should I be looking for something specific, before I break (no pun intended) down and take it in for service?Did they properly adjust the star wheels after they installed the new brakes?You can adjust them yourself. There are tons of info on YouTube and any of the trailer equipment sitesI've checked and cleaned the 7-pin connector already.Don't think your problem is there and why asked if it pulled before the trailer brake jobTIA

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: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.

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ricks99
Explorer
May 08, 2018
DutchmenSport wrote:
You've eliminated the pull is caused by the trailer. Now verify the pull is caused by the truck. Unhitch the trailer and take the truck for a drive, hit the brakes hard. See if it pulls. If so, then at least you KNOW the problem is the truck, not the trailer. That eliminated 50 percent of the equation right from the start.

Good luck.

Sorry if I wasn't clear... the TV does not not pull when braking. I only experience the pull while towing (which led me to believe the issue is with my HTT -- not my TV. Right?
midnightsadie
Explorer II
May 08, 2018
just a guess ,sounds like a caliper hanging up, did you just change the pads.
DutchmenSport
Explorer
May 08, 2018
You've eliminated the pull is caused by the trailer. Now verify the pull is caused by the truck. Unhitch the trailer and take the truck for a drive, hit the brakes hard. See if it pulls. If so, then at least you KNOW the problem is the truck, not the trailer. That eliminated 50 percent of the equation right from the start.

Good luck.

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