Posted by Michael Soldan on November 16, 2013 at 19:22:18 from (24.235.47.119):
In Reply to: Trailer lights posted by JimS on November 16, 2013 at 18:40:16:
The responders are correct..you have poor or no ground. Hook up and take a jumper cable from the truck to the trailer,make sure each end is on clean metal,then check your lights for function. If you have good ground with the jumper cable you solved your problem..now to fix it. I always run a piece of wire from the trailerframe to the tongue of the trailer,crimp an end on it and metal screw each end on a spot I cleared by touching the grinder to it. This will give you good ground for those lights grounded directly to the trailer frame. Also clean the ball on your hitch and the trailer tongue coupler as ground often goes through that route. By essence your ground should be in the trailer wire harness to the truck wire harness,that doesn't mean the lights are grounding back through to the truck like they are supposed to,they may be getting power as per they are wired but they are not grounding back through the trailer frame. I always run a short wire from the light to the frame,to be sure I have a good ground. I used to do 21 trailers for a friend's business,serviced bearings,springs ,shackles and e-brakes and lights..and like the other responders 99% of the time that a light or e-brake isn't working is because of a poor ground for that appliance
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