The Saga of corroded brake wires on older trailers

[jd1923]

38 minutes ago, Chris Scarff said:

My old shocks that "someone" at Oliver said were "good" just two summers ago, must have exaggerated or never seen a good working shock before.  All four shocks would not open on their own and had to be pulled apart. 

Go figure! Visual inspection of shocks will only show leaks. You need to remove them to test them.

42 minutes ago, Chris Scarff said:

I finally got a creeper, a set of ratcheting wrenches, and an off-road hydraulic roller jack which reaches 29 inches in height.

Good for you Chris! I've never found a creeper that works for me. Been scooting and rolling my body on the concrete garage floors for decades! I did not have ratcheting wrenches most of my life, but 3 years ago I found this awesome set on a good sale. Nice jack! 😎

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-144-Position-Flex-Head-Ratcheting-Combination-Wrench-Set-Metric-15-Piece-48-22-9513/313671329#see-more-details

[Wayfinder]

The weather finally cooperated with me today and I fixed a few things on the camper.  The last thing fixed was the replacement of the front axle brake wire.  

Do you think this could have been a problem with my trailer brakes?  🤣

No test drive yet, but I suspect we will no longer have issues with intermittent brakes on the trailer.

[Mike and Carol]

2 hours ago, Wayfinder said:

The weather finally cooperated with me today and I fixed a few things on the camper.  The last thing fixed was the replacement of the front axle brake wire.  

Do you think this could have been a problem with my trailer brakes?  🤣

No test drive yet, but I suspect we will no longer have issues with intermittent brakes on the trailer.

Yes!  It was certainly the problem with our brakes for over a year until we figured it out.  I know of others who also had the same issue.