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Part 1 shows repairing the most common brake actuator found on Ski Boat trailersFrom. Have your assistant step on the trailer brakes while you use a bleeder wrench to loosen the bleeder valve on one of the trailer brake wheel cylinders.
The pin must be removed when the vehicle is ready to travel.
How to unlock boat trailer brakes. Simple fixopen the PLUG on the boat trailer. Disconnect the lead of the blue wire from a post on the sideand re-connect it to the post in. As your backing the trailer the pin slides back engaging the trailer brakes.
You should have a clip of sorts to put in the slot gap to prevent the brakes from engaging when backing. Usually its hanging by a small chain or wire. If its missing you should be able to pick one up at most any boat shop.
If you still have the plunger end that goes in the break away switch then you can simply insert the plunger back into the switch and that should cut off the power to the brakes on your trailer. If you no longer have the plunger then you can either remove the break away battery or cut one of the wires going to or from the break away switch. Disk or drums.
But neither is maintance free i have also ONCE parked my trailer uphill with which kept the brakes fulley engaged and they got stuck that wayBUTif the brake is not sticking at the wheel it sounds like they released when you opened the bleeders. Then there has to be a problem in the master cylinder not. The only way to turn a surge brake actuator off is to engage a lockout on the actuator.
Some actuators have manual lockouts others have electric lockouts and some have no way to lock out the actuator. Typically free-backing brakes are used with actuators that have no lockout. Look for the surge coupler on the trailer tongue.
It has a small master cylinder with a linkage arm inside it. Remove the cap on the master cylinder and check the brake fluid level. Have your assistant step on the trailer brakes while you use a bleeder wrench to loosen the bleeder valve on one of the trailer brake wheel cylinders.
Why Our Trailer Brakes Locked Up and Removing the Gooseneck to Match the Truck. If playback doesnt begin. If the ridiculous noise still exists I recommend that you replace your current brake actuator with one that has a weight capacity closer to the weight of your Trail Rite boat trailer.
The Titan Disc Brake Actuator T4747200 has a weight capacity of 8000 pounds. What happens by pulling on the lever forward the plate you see with the turned up lip on its corners acts as a lock to hold ratchet teeth on the lever locked in the forward position holding the brake cylinder rod applying the brake until that lever is releasedYou could either use a crow bar lifting the plate up by the lip while pulling on the lever forward the same time. Most of the time the wheels will turn if you can get some weight on the trailer at our yard we just use the forklift and set a boat on the trailer which makes it easy.
Also remember disc brakes will lock up in reverse unless you power up the solenoid or put a pin in the surge brake hitch so it wont go in when backing up. When the tow vehicle is in reverse pushes in on the trailer neck which would activate the surge brakes. Inserting a pin in the neck of the trailer prevents this from happening while the driver is backing up.
If the pin is left in the neck of the trailer the surge brake will be disabled. The pin must be removed when the vehicle is ready to travel. Part 1 shows repairing the most common brake actuator found on Ski Boat trailersFrom.
You simply have to rotate it one way to lock out the brakes and rotate it back to reengage. If you check your harness replace your lockout key and still find that youre having problems with trailer brakes locking up in reverse its time to get some professional help.