Trailer Brake Locking Up 👎

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   Taking our R189 in for a few warranty repairs. Hoping this trailer brake seizing up sporadically will be covered & fixed!

Anyone else had a similar problem with your trailer brake(s)? 

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Abercrombies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Jun 2018 Location: NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Topic: Trailer Brake Locking Up 👎 Posted: 16 Mar 2019 at 3:49pm
	Taking our R189 in for a few warranty repairs. Hoping this trailer brake seizing up sporadically will be covered & fixed! Anyone else had a similar problem with your trailer brake(s)?
	"better than we deserve!"👍🏼 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ RPOD-189 GMC Pickup Bruce & Linda

mjlrpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1214	Posted: 16 Mar 2019 at 4:56pm
	I had an issue with the door side brake locking up whenever I would just lightly apply the brakes at slow speeds. The right brake would lock up, and the left wasn't even beginning to catch. It was mostly noticeable when in a stop and go situation, like a line to get into a campsite. The dealer replaced that sides brake assembly and it's been good since. Good luck
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Abercrombies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Jun 2018 Location: NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Posted: 16 Mar 2019 at 5:09pm
	Thanks, good to hear! Ours is similar, but on the driver's side. I'll be sure our dealer knows of your issue, hoping it's still under warranty® with less than a year of use? Thanks again for your reply!👍
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 16 Mar 2019 at 5:38pm
	I had the same problem, did the replacement work myself. In my case that required complete new brake assemblies and drums. The drums were scored and the brake shoes were disintegrating. I don't know what the previous owner did to cause that. Even after replacement, I still had the drivers side brakes doing all the work, I couldn't even get the passenger side to bed in. That was caused by current imbalance between the brake magnets on the two sides. I modified the wiring to the two sides so that they were independent home runs back to the trailer connector. The way FR wires them the wires go to the drivers side brake first, then over to the passenger side, causing an inherent imbalance. FR also uses insulation displacement connectors which don't have much contact area and are not very reliable. I'd suggest having your dealer run independent home runs and use good quality butt splices with self sealing heat shrink tubing. Or do it yourself, there is a nice video on it on the etrailer website.
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Abercrombies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Jun 2018 Location: NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Posted: 16 Mar 2019 at 5:48pm
	Very interesting! Checking out the video 📹 now! Thanks for the info! 👍
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