Terrible factory splices in brake wiring
OMG, I never would have thought splices in the brake wiring could be this bad. Am just replacing the backing plate assemblies on one axle. The first couple of splices I looked at were pretty bad...
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Hey, myredracer, quit complaining, you got one of the better ones. :W
My KZ had one brake magnet wire crimped on the insulation, that brake was like new when I discovered the problem. And just think, the dealer is an authorized PA State Inspection Station, and he passed the trailer safety inspection with flying colors.
I have pulled snowmobile trailers over salt covered roads for about 40 years, you would not believe how far that salt corrodes copper wire inside the insulation. Often the entire wire needs replaced because it needs to be cut back to where clean copper can be found. Solder will not stick to salt corroded wire even if you spend some time cleaning it.
My KZ had one brake magnet wire crimped on the insulation, that brake was like new when I discovered the problem. And just think, the dealer is an authorized PA State Inspection Station, and he passed the trailer safety inspection with flying colors.
I have pulled snowmobile trailers over salt covered roads for about 40 years, you would not believe how far that salt corrodes copper wire inside the insulation. Often the entire wire needs replaced because it needs to be cut back to where clean copper can be found. Solder will not stick to salt corroded wire even if you spend some time cleaning it.
