Which way round does damper go in trailer overrun brakes?
Discussion
I bought a new trailer. I found that no matter what I do I can't get the coupler extended enough to engage the lever that allows you to reverse the trailer. I took out the damper thinking that maybe it's the wrong length and now I can move the coupler easily and engage the reversing lever.
The damper has some spring to it and at rest it extends it's length. Extending the length of the dampler APPLIES the brakes on my trailer. Is this the way it should be? I would have thought that any spring in the damper should operate in a direction that resists the brakes being applied. So that each time the car decelerates the brakes don't switch on.
The damper has some spring to it and at rest it extends it's length. Extending the length of the dampler APPLIES the brakes on my trailer. Is this the way it should be? I would have thought that any spring in the damper should operate in a direction that resists the brakes being applied. So that each time the car decelerates the brakes don't switch on.
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