Brake wire repair

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   I have two dangling brake wires on the door side of our 179. I have ordered the solder connections that include heat shrink.How do I know which wire goes to which wire since I have 4 unattached wires? Does it matter which is connected to which?
Appreciate your help and wisdom.

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RoyToy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote RoyToy Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Brake wire repair Posted: 03 Jun 2024 at 9:14pm
	I have two dangling brake wires on the door side of our 179. I have ordered the solder connections that include heat shrink. How do I know which wire goes to which wire since I have 4 unattached wires? Does it matter which is connected to which? Appreciate your help and wisdom.

JR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 31 Aug 2018 Location: Manistee, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 350	Post Options Post Reply Quote JR Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 7:40am
	The brake wires are not specific to positive and negative. You can't reverse the polarity of the magnet in the brakes. Just make sure that you are connecting the 2 source wires (positive and negative) that are routed on the axel each to their own wire on the brake drum. After the work is done you can pull the breakaway switch to see if the brakes engage. Just remember to reload the breakaway switch. Hope this helps.
	Jay 179/2019

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 10:42pm
	Also, make sure that the backing plate for the brakes has not broken loose and is spinning. We had that happen with the RPod. It was a bad weld on the axle to the brake mounting plate.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS