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RayJay3
Explorer
Oct 06, 2015

Truck pulls to side when braking and pulling my trailer

Earlier this year I changed from a 26' 5th wheel to a 24' regular trailer. When towing the RV, I apply the brakes and the truck wants to pull to the left and sometimes to the right. When going slow ...
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Bob_Shaw
Explorer
Oct 07, 2015
If it were me, I'd get one of those infra-red thermometers, take a drive with some braking, and then check to see if one or more of the trailer wheels are colder than the others. That would indicate a brake not working. That would have a tendency to push the rear of your truck to one side. I had that problem after I changed the brakes on my 5th wheel, and it turned-out one of my connectors was not making good contact.

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