Testing trailer brake controller....
Been working on this for days. I'm about ready to start screaming. (FYI, I am not in a good mood and any trolls looking to unload shaming or sarcasm or just generally embark on some kind of self-serv...
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you're welcome, hopefully something sticks to the magnet.
The caution that people are giving you is valid for hydraulic drum brakes which are common on boat trailers and probably the majority of the cars on the road. If you activate a hydraulic drum brake without a drum the wheel cylinders will over expand and blow the pistons out.
Your trailer has electric brakes so there are no wheel cylinders or hydraulic fluid. In fact you can grab the brake magnet on the wheel with no drum and push it gently toward the rear of the trailer. When the magnet moves it will cause the brake shoes to cam out or expand to where they would contact the drum. This won't really help you troubleshoot your brakes, except you will get a goo feeling for how the brakes work.
Since you already have someone coming out make sure they adjust the brakes after they fix any deficiencies.
Good luck with it.
The caution that people are giving you is valid for hydraulic drum brakes which are common on boat trailers and probably the majority of the cars on the road. If you activate a hydraulic drum brake without a drum the wheel cylinders will over expand and blow the pistons out.
Your trailer has electric brakes so there are no wheel cylinders or hydraulic fluid. In fact you can grab the brake magnet on the wheel with no drum and push it gently toward the rear of the trailer. When the magnet moves it will cause the brake shoes to cam out or expand to where they would contact the drum. This won't really help you troubleshoot your brakes, except you will get a goo feeling for how the brakes work.
Since you already have someone coming out make sure they adjust the brakes after they fix any deficiencies.
Good luck with it.
