Trailer Brakes Not Staying On
Our travel trailer just started loosing brakes as we travel. A couple of days ago I lost the trailer brakes a couple of hours into or drive. That night I noticed that the plastic pin that connects to ...
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msmith1.wa wrote:
Also don't go replacing parts until they are diagnosed to be bad.
Do you know someone that would let you connect your trailer to their truck to try to isolate if the issue is the truck or the trailer.
Good advice! Replacing parts before checking all of the "free" stuff and using some basic logic to troubleshoot is a sure way to frustrate you and relieve you of any extra cash you might have. My first move would also be to either hook your truck to another trailer, or your trailer to another truck. Any work or parts replaced before determining whether you have a truck problem or a trailer problem is time and money wasted.
