Thread: Gonna be ready to burn up the road

Don't know about a party but I'm shooting for Sunday or Monday, weather permitting. Kinda worried about hooking up the brake system. Old brakes were removed by previous owner. Everything on the tongue end seems to be there but I don't know if it all will work. Never had a trailer with brakes before, so don't know much about them. I hear that bleeding may be a pain and I don't even know where to start that process. Jigflinger says he can come be straw boss, so maybe he can walk a dumb ole fireman through everything.

Originally Posted by jimp

are the oil bath hubs that much better than the old skool way with grease??

We shall see. Supposed to be nearly maintenance free...all the big rigs are running them.

Originally Posted by feelay

Don't know about a party but I'm shooting for Sunday or Monday, weather permitting. Kinda worried about hooking up the brake system. Old brakes were removed by previous owner. Everything on the tongue end seems to be there but I don't know if it all will work. Never had a trailer with brakes before, so don't know much about them. I hear that bleeding may be a pain and I don't even know where to start that process. Jigflinger says he can come be straw boss, so maybe he can walk a dumb ole fireman through everything.

Carl here is a link to an owners manual for the brake actuator on my Ranger trailer. It gives the bleeding instructions near the end of the manual. Bleeding the system is just like bleeding the brakes on a car, except you use the push rod in the actuator instead of the brake pedal. http://www.pacifictrailers.com/index...ad&fileId=2975

Feelay, I picked up eight wooden blocks today. Got the jack and impact. Just don't have any impact sockets. Either day is good. The blocks are the ends they cut off cross ties.

Originally Posted by jigflinger

Feelay, I picked up eight wooden blocks today. Got the jack and impact. Just don't have any impact sockets. Either day is good. The blocks are the ends they cut off cross ties.

I got a jack, jack stands impacts and plenty of sockets. Also if I can find it a hand vac that can be used for bleeding. Hopefully they blocked the lines and didnt drain all the fluid. Just shoot me a pm when you pick a day I'll bring my stuff over to. Can't never have to many tools.

I gotta get me one of those
I hate grease too

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Had the surge brakes on the other trailer, was a pain to bleed but man they're nice with a big boat. Good luck on the install

Feelay with Cray and flinger straw bossing and there tools handy. If u can recurit them boys of yours for the manual labor you will have it whooped in no time
Ps if you do it sunday call heck i aint no mechic but i listen well.