Weak Brakes
I have a 2020 No Boundaries travel trailer with a Lippert torsion axle w/ 15" wheels. The brakes are pretty weak even with the camper empty. I've towed numerous campers so I understand how the brak...
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climb.on wrote:dodge guy wrote:
My 07 had a similar problem. My issue ended up being weak magnets in the brake assemblies! I replaced those and the braking was unbelievable!!!! Between the truck and trailer it would stop very well.
Just something else to check.
How did you determine that? Or did you just swap out the part and found it worked?
I did all the basics first. Swapped out the brake controller for my spare, then I checked the 7 way on the the truck. And then the trailer. Although I knew it was the trailer because my previous trailer didn’t have a braking issue. Then I checked the connections at the box on. The frame where the 7way umbilical goes into and then the brakes at the wheels. When I pulled the breakaway switch the brakes barely held. So I checked the magnets. They were wired up properly. So for $50 I ordered 4 new brake magnets. I installed them and had to burnish them! (Properly seat them to the drums, just like you would with new brakes). After about 20 miles of brake use they were ready to go. Unbelievable how much better it stopped. Stopped even better than with my previous lighter trailer!
Years later when I did the brakes I installed new self adjusting brake assemblies. After a test drive it still stopped very good.
