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Explorer

Apr 18, 2018

Corrosion on cable end!

I've developed corrosion on the male end of the cable that plugs into the truck. Is there a product or technique to remove it? It's causing an intermittent outage in my brake controller. (Pardon me if the link doesn't work.)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h34ngzvamkh4b06/corrosion.jpg?dl=0

23 Replies

midnightsadie
Explorer II
Apr 18, 2018
replace it, its not hard ,and give it a spray of crc couple times a year both ends.
DavidP
Explorer
Apr 18, 2018
I use CRC electrical contact cleaner on all my trailers a couple times a year. All of the plugs are in great shape. I would try that and used compressed air to blow it out.
ScottG
Nomad
Apr 18, 2018
At this point I would replace it. It's not that hard, just a pig-tail assembly. Something like this.
Looks like a lot of salt has gotten at it. Is there any chance an animal has wet on it?