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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drsteve wrote:Picked up some #12 SAE brake wire today. I'd have to special order #10 and need it now and #12 should be fine for the length involved anyway. Definitely will be better than #18! There's a propane pipe under the I-beam I'm going to zip-tie it to. Not sure if I can get it above the coroplast.myredracer wrote:Ductape wrote:And I have to question their use of #18 wire. I'd like to upgrade that but wouldn't be an easy job as it's hidden behind the underbelly.
Can't do better than a low resistance soldered connection. I've done the same on brand new trailers.
On my Coachmen, I plan on running #10 to each wheel, so I removed a few screws along the edge of the underbelly to take a look, and the brake wire is just laying on the coroplast. Should be easy to run the new wire.
