I traded my car for a boat last year then got informed i was being deployed so my boat restore was a hasty one and i never looked over the trailer besides a good connection on the ball hitch and tires roller freely.
I replaced the tires on new rims and trailered the boat 4.5hrs to the lake house. Wasnt fun but i then found out the actuator was empty, and that would explain the thumping when i tapped the brakes. So i have no idea if the brakes even work, so i was going to start with replacing the actuator, and the brake lines (look very rusty) and work down to the solenoid. and check functionality of pads/hubs, ect...
Im very mechanically inclined but this is my first time with trailer brakes so i want to find all the info before digging in. I have worked on drum brakes only a couple times....so
If i were going to upgrade the actuator and lines would there be any benefit to just swap out drums for discs..... if the cost was within reason?
Would that conversion we a DIY project?
I dont travel far that much for now, usually leave at lake house but want to trailer it back in the middle of the summer (4.5hr drive) and travel to other boating locations near home (2hr trip) and then trailer it back to the lake house (4.5hr) to store for the winter.
Any direction to find resources to rehab/upgrade trailer braking system is much appreciated.
Thank you in advance
I replaced the tires on new rims and trailered the boat 4.5hrs to the lake house. Wasnt fun but i then found out the actuator was empty, and that would explain the thumping when i tapped the brakes. So i have no idea if the brakes even work, so i was going to start with replacing the actuator, and the brake lines (look very rusty) and work down to the solenoid. and check functionality of pads/hubs, ect...
Im very mechanically inclined but this is my first time with trailer brakes so i want to find all the info before digging in. I have worked on drum brakes only a couple times....so
If i were going to upgrade the actuator and lines would there be any benefit to just swap out drums for discs..... if the cost was within reason?
Would that conversion we a DIY project?
I dont travel far that much for now, usually leave at lake house but want to trailer it back in the middle of the summer (4.5hr drive) and travel to other boating locations near home (2hr trip) and then trailer it back to the lake house (4.5hr) to store for the winter.
Any direction to find resources to rehab/upgrade trailer braking system is much appreciated.
Thank you in advance
