I brake my safety cable every other year. I forget to take it off the hitch if I get in a hurry. You are correct l, you have to take apart the tongue and recrimp the cable end which is designed to detatch in the event of the tongue coming off the ball. Then you have to crimp the safety cable to the brake line at the actuator. The hardest part is getting those damn c rings off to slide the tongue out so you can crimp the safety cable back on. I loved you chain and crow bar set up. I just used my truck to apply the surge brake. I got it down to two hours to fix it I will likely break mine again soon. I even my my own cable now. Buying one is $200!
For anyone else that sees this. There is a hole next to that release lever you can put a flat head screwdriver into and "pump" the master cylinder. Still quite a pain compared to a vehicle brake pedal! But maybe easier that the large crowbar and chains.
Can you do a video on troubleshooting when your surge brake won't let you back up? I mean if you have time, you seem very knowledgeable and I cannot find one video on this subject.
I done the exact same thing on my old boat trailer and it made absolutely NO difference whatsoever .My brakes worked as usual for years after I jerked the cord out....
It’s not about the breaks working it’s about if it comes lose from the tow vehicle it locks the trailer breaks and stops the boat trailer from going till it hits something..
Thanks markherron69! I broke my breakaway cable accidentally, and I am looking into how to fix. This was useful. Thanks!
I brake my safety cable every other year. I forget to take it off the hitch if I get in a hurry. You are correct l, you have to take apart the tongue and recrimp the cable end which is designed to detatch in the event of the tongue coming off the ball. Then you have to crimp the safety cable to the brake line at the actuator. The hardest part is getting those damn c rings off to slide the tongue out so you can crimp the safety cable back on. I loved you chain and crow bar set up. I just used my truck to apply the surge brake. I got it down to two hours to fix it I will likely break mine again soon. I even my my own cable now. Buying one is $200!
Thanks a bunch. Took me 5 min to fix my break issue. Gotta luv utube. Thanks again.
You are welcome! Glad to help!
For anyone else that sees this. There is a hole next to that release lever you can put a flat head screwdriver into and "pump" the master cylinder. Still quite a pain compared to a vehicle brake pedal! But maybe easier that the large crowbar and chains.
Very, very useful. Thanks!
Thanks for your comments, glad I could help!
Can you do a video on troubleshooting when your surge brake won't let you back up? I mean if you have time, you seem very knowledgeable and I cannot find one video on this subject.
educational, thanks
I had the same exact thing happen when I took my boat in for repairs. Did you have to replace your master cylinder
Sorry for the delay in my reply. No, I did not have to replace the master cylinder.
I done the exact same thing on my old boat trailer and it made absolutely NO difference whatsoever .My brakes worked as usual for years after I jerked the cord out....
It’s not about the breaks working it’s about if it comes lose from the tow vehicle it locks the trailer breaks and stops the boat trailer from going till it hits something..
Okay So...Minnersotan??
So, how did you ultimately fix the cable?
To be honest I sold the boat and trailer shortly after making this video so I never replaced the cable.
Don't you have to just use a screw diver under the actuator to pump the brakes ??........
I do think you are correct about being able to use a screwdriver or pry bar to pump cylinder from underneath.
Thanks!
If you haven’t fixed this yet, here’s the easy way to bleed the brakes. ruclips.net/video/wlEf1Df7LvY/видео.html
Thanks for your help, but I was able to fix this by bleeding the system that same day.