metlmunchr
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2004
- Location
- Asheville NC USA
My trailer pulling experience is about 80% with air brakes and the remainder with small trailers and no brakes, so I'm about halfway in the dark on the electric brakes on my RV trailer.
I've got a Tekonsha brake controller, hooked up and adjusted per the directions. Works great going forward with nice progressive application. But no braking whatsoever if going in reverse, even by actuating the controller manually. Is this right? Or is something screwed up somewhere? My driveway has a slight grade to the street, and I can pull forward, apply the trailer brakes manually, and push in the clutch. The trailer brakes stop the forward motion, but once it stops, the truck and trailer will roll backward with the controller still applied manually. Its not something wired thru the backup light switch since I'm still in 1st gear with the clutch disengaged.
Maybe this is the way they're supposed to work, but I couldn't find any info saying that, so I figured some of you trailer pullers would know. And if that's not correct operation, any ideas of what might be wrong?
Thanks in advance.
I've got a Tekonsha brake controller, hooked up and adjusted per the directions. Works great going forward with nice progressive application. But no braking whatsoever if going in reverse, even by actuating the controller manually. Is this right? Or is something screwed up somewhere? My driveway has a slight grade to the street, and I can pull forward, apply the trailer brakes manually, and push in the clutch. The trailer brakes stop the forward motion, but once it stops, the truck and trailer will roll backward with the controller still applied manually. Its not something wired thru the backup light switch since I'm still in 1st gear with the clutch disengaged.
Maybe this is the way they're supposed to work, but I couldn't find any info saying that, so I figured some of you trailer pullers would know. And if that's not correct operation, any ideas of what might be wrong?
Thanks in advance.