check and double check
In the last 2 1/2 years, the DW and I have towed our used Dutchmen over 21,000 miles. Coming home from our most recent trip of two months and 8500 miles, I had the feeling that the braking was not ...
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rbpru wrote:
Further investigation I found three broken wires and a bad magnet.
Curious where the wires were broken? Severed wires? If so, where? Or bad splice? Have read reports of owners finding substandard wiring to the brakes in the past and am not surprised to hear this. I eventually want to redo and upgrade the wiring from brake drums right up to the front of our TT.
I just re-wired all the wiring in the A-frame area which came about because of a lot of corrosion on the 2 mini circuit breakers there. While doing this, the positive wire from the battery fell clear out of the ring terminal at the circuit breaker! The crimp connection was poorly done (partially compressed) and in addition was corroded. What this means is that ALL 12 volts to the TT could have been lost, and most importantly the braking system. As well, splices from the 7-pin harness were not done well and some wires were also tarnished and the main battery ground to the frame was badly corroded. Our TT got delivered in the winter (Indiana to west coast) when there was lots of salt on the roads which would have contributed. I get pretty choked up when I find bad workmanship and design like this. Probably doesn't meet NEC requirements but who do you complain to??
If you value your braking system, it can't hurt to check the related wiring in the A-frame area too.
Lynnmor wrote::)
Remember when Spadoctor said that they should last at least 30,000 miles? How's that working?
