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Earl_E
Explorer
Jun 23, 2018

Electrical connection between trailer and truck problem

I did a really dumb, dumb thing. The plug between the truck and trailer was sort of corroded and not always making a good connection so I used what I had--WD-40 to clean them. It worked. BUT now the t...
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groundhogy
Explorer
Jun 24, 2018
Hi Earl,
You did fine. WD40 isn't a bad thing.
Yes the truck connector cover should have a tooth on it to hold on to the trailer connector to hold it in. If they dont line up, then you rotate until both connectors slip into each other. Then the truck connector cover tooth should grab the trailer connector.

I hope I understood your post and I hope this helps.

groundhog

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