No Brakes on my Big Country

[Friday354]

I have no brakes on my Big Country Fifth Wheel, every now and then they will catch but when I take an ohm reading on the wire going back to the brakes from the front i get almost 0 ohms indication a short are grounded wire. any sugestions???

 

[danemayer]

Hi friday354,

Welcome to the Heartland Owners Forum. There's a lot of useful information here along with a great bunch of friendly and helpful people.

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[dbbls59]

Many times the insulation on the wire that goes through the axle will wear off and short out. This will cause the brakes to fail. Solution is to run a new wire on the outside of the axle.

 

[cookie]

You will need to isolate each brake magnet and check for a short.
That way you will know exactly which one needs replacing.
To replace the magnet you will have to remove the brake drum/hub.
An easy fix once you know which one it is.

Peace
Dave

 

[mobilcastle]

I completely rewired my brakes. If you lose the common ground you will have no brakes. I grounded mine individually at each wheel.