Demco Electric Lockout Hydraulic Brake Actuator Installation Video

Traditionally, trailer manufacturers did not use electric brakes on boat trailers because the brake magnet wiring and trailer wiring did not always have the best insulation or water protection. These days, more and more manufacturers are using…

The manual lockout on your Atwood 85778 surge brake coupler is there so that you can back up the trailer without the brakes locking up on you. Yes you can safely tow your trailer with the broken manual lockout, you just have to make sure you…

The best replacement option we offer for an Atwood Surge Brake Actuator 85778 is the Demco Hydraulic Brake Actuator part #DM62VR. It has the same ball size, offers a bolt-on install, and has a greater capacity. The only functional difference is it…

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

We do have a potential solution for you, but the Replacement Inner Member #DX99FR is not a suitable replacement for the TDE 8000LP. The #DX99FR is made only for Dexter DX7.5L and Legacy UFP actuators. The pins will not line up with a TDE I am sorry…

Hey Al, so we have a solution but since disc brakes require a higher PSI than drum the #DM62VR would not work on drum brakes. Instead you'd want to go with the part #DM72VR which is basically the exact same thing but made for drum brakes. You can…

I reached out to EZ Loader who verified your spindles will require the 1.687 Seal #168255TB. So you would need to change out the seal to use the Kodiak Disc Brakes Kit #KOD49FR you found.

The Fulton A60 Surge Brake Actuator is obsolete so you'll need to replace the entre unit for which I recommend using the Demco Hydraulic Brake Actuator part #DM72VR for drum or part #DM62VR for disc. The Demco actuator has a 7,000 lb rating which…

The Dexter DX7.5L A-60 Brake Actuator w Electric Lockout part #DX29FR for disc brakes and part #DX27FR for drum brakes use 1/2" diameter mounting hardware. We have used both grade 5 and grade 8 bolts when doing installations of them but the…

To find the load capacity for your axle you should look on the trailer VIN plate or sticker that lists the VIN number. The weight rating of the axle should be listed on that same plate or sticker. Also, the axle could have a tag or plate on it that…

You can either look for a model number on your Triton boat trailer, or you can just replace the entire actuator. Either way I am going to need a bit more info to be able to find an appropriate replacement. For instance if you needed a 2" coupler…

The Dexter Surge Brake Actuator #DX29FR features an electric lockout. The surge brake actuator itself does not need to be plugged in to anything for it to work. The electric lockout does need to be wired if you want to be able to back up without…