Demco Hydraulic Brake Actuator Review Video

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 Demco Hydraulic Trailer Brake Actuator part #DM72VR should be a direct replacement for the Atwood 61101 Brake Actuator that you have now. This newest updated it rated at 7K instead of 6K. This is a bolt on option that mounts on 3"…

Yes, if you inserted a rod into the hole that in front of the housing of the actuator of the part #DM72VR that would work as a manual lock out and allow you to reverse the trailer.

I attached a video that details how to bleed surge brake actuators for you to check out. First top off the master cylinder with appropriate fluid. Next you will want to pump the fluid from the master cylinder. You can do this by unbolting the plate…

Atwood is out of business which is why there isn't a replacement master cylinder to be found. So you'll have to replace your actuator with an appropriate option, like the Demco Hydraulic Brake Actuator - Disc #DM62VR or Drum #DM72VR depending…

The #8-247-50UC3-EZ and #AKHD-545-35-G-EZ-K will both fit and work with your 13" wheels. These are also compatible with the #40716-15 from your previous question. For the most part it comes down to cost between the two hub/drum assemblies.…

Yes, the Demco Hydraulic Brake Kit #40716-15 will work with your 13" wheels. I confirmed this with Demco.

"No Lockout" means that this particular actuator #T47457007K does not have a built-in reverse lockout. Meaning that driving the trailer in reverse will actuate the brakes. You can add a reverse lockout to the actuator by adding a Reverse…

Thanks for the picture of your trailer. What you have now is an Atwood actuator. Since we no longer carry that actuator best solution would be a #DM72VR since it's very similar and actually a bit more reliable than the Atwood couplers.

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 have attached a video for you to help you bleed the surge brakes and also given an explanation below. You want to top off the master cylinder and pump the fluid from the master cylinder. You can do this by unbolting the plate that holds the lever…

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…