Trailer Brakes and Wiring Installation Video

If your trailer has 7 wires running all the way back to the brakes, then yes, you can tap into the existing wiring. Each of your new brakes will have two wires for the brake magnet. One wire is for 12 volt power to the brake magnets and the other…

One wheel locking up on your trailers brakes could be for a few reason. Most likely it's due to a brake assembly that is out of adjustment. You want to adjust the assemblies so there is only a light drag on them when they are turned by…

Since you said your hub says 8-219 that would indicate that you need the Dexter hub part #8-219-13UC3 as a replacement. This is a hub for higher capacity axles between 5,200 and 7,000 lbs and has a bolt pattern of 8 on 6-1/2 inches.

That's a very good question, we tend to be extra cautious and say to use 10 gauge wire because that would be more than enough. When you get into longer trailers that will end up using a lot of wire the heavier gauge wire becomes more necessary.…

While the Electric Trailer Brake Kit #AKEBRK-35-SA are self adjusting, they do still require an initial bedding of the brakes (breaking in/seating the brakes) to work properly. I have listed the steps to do this below. 1: Pick an open stretch of road…

If you have EZ lube axles then the hubs most likely use a double lip seal (which is what comes with hub #42866UC3-EZ) that is going to be able to handle the use of a grease gun. But make sure to use a manual grease gun because the powered models do…

According to Dexter, the torque should be between 25-50 ft. lbs. when installing the #23-180-181. If you don't already have mounting hardware you'll need the Mounting Bolts and Hardware for 12" Brake Assemblies #BRKH12.

The only difference between the Dexter Electric Trailer Brake Kit part #23-180-181 and Dexter Nev-R-Adjust Electric Trailer Brake Kit part #23-464-465 is that the latter is self-adjusting which means the pads will automatically adjust for the best…

To find the correct replacement electric drum brakes for your 2007 Weekend Warrior LE3105 you'll need to know the axle capacity. To find yours you'll just need to look on the axles for the axle tag, which will tell you the capacity. Given…

When adjusting trailer brake assemblies like the Dexter 7k set part #23-180-181 you want to tighten them down till there is a light drag on the wheel as you turn them by hand. To see how to manually adjust trailer brake assemblies check out the video…

I attached a picture that shows the bolt pattern of the trailer brake assembly part #23-180-181 that you referenced.

The difference between the Dexter Electric Trailer Brake Kit - 12" - Left and Right Hand Assemblies - 7,000 lbs #23-180-181 and the #23-105-106 you mentioned are the strength of the brake magnets. The #23-180-181 was designed for 7000lb axles…