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BFL13
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Mar 13, 2014

Brake Controller/Trailer Brakes UPDATE Question

(Update question 19 March) I am trouble-shooting a problem and I am stuck on where to test next. All help welcome! Have Tekonsha controller and Dexter trailer brakes 2003 era. Lately, the m...
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NEOK
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Mar 14, 2014
Not sure if this is pertinent to your issue but I have Dexter brakes on my boat trailer and I use the factory 2009 GMC brake controller. When I tried to test the brakes with the trailer jacked up nothing was happening. The Dexter dealer told me the brakes will not engage unless I am going over 5 mph. They work fine when I am towing or if I jack the trailer up and spin the wheel manually.

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