Replaced brakes! Driveway test successful!
After determining that our P3 controller works with another trailer, and having eliminated other problems, I decided to replace the set of brakes. I bought four brake kits from eTrailer. They arrived in a couple of days. I installed the right side brakes on Friday and the left side brakes today (Monday).
This was all new territory to me, but with YouTube, who can go wrong?? It's basically the same as doing a bearing repack, with the extra steps of removing the four nuts that hold the brake assemblies on. For wiring connections, I used 3M Scothlok 314 connectors.
Initial test on our uphill sloped driveway was successful. This evening I plan to do a more thorough road test.
The instructions from Dexter say to burnish the new brakes by applying the brakes 20 to 30 times, slowing from a speed of 40 mph to 20 mph, allowing the brakes to cool between each application. I don't have a track nearby, so in the real world, how should I go about burnishing the brakes? Does the process intend for me to brake with the manual lever, or by applying the TV brakes? I will stop in a nearby parking lot to do the initial P3 controller setting.
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