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My trailer has always banged forward and backward when braking and then accelerating due to the surge brake actuator not working properly. I never really worried about it too much as I tow 5 miles twice per year (from storage and back. Boat lives on a lift). With this slow start to summer, I decided to go ahead and replace the actuator hoping for an easy fix (yeah, I know). New actuator went on fine, but when I went to bleed it, I was not able to pull anything (was using a vacuum bleeder) from one brake and the bleeder valve on the other was stuck closed. I think I got bigger issues that just the actuator. So my question is, do I try to salvage what I have and fix the hydraulic system, of just go the electric route? Anyone ever done the electric drums? Pros/cons?
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I would take a serious look at electric first. The banging sound is the way the surge actuator is supposed to work. It jams forward with the weight of the trailer.
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For the amount you tow I would not make any changes.Comment
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I know how surge brakes work and can tell you this is not normal. The tongue slides from all the way forward to all the way back with no resistance so I go from no brake to full brake instantly. When the trailer is empty, it locks up the brakes pretty regularly.
I agree for my amount of towing, it's not worth worrying about, but what I didn't mention is that I will likely sell this boat in the next year or so and figured I would start chipping away at the stuff that I know needs to be done prior to the sale.
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