Brake wiring

[NCFischers]

While doing my pre-trip inspection, I noticed that the wire to the brake drums has a crimp connection where the wire harness connects to the brake drum wiring. These crimps are insulated but it looked like there could be part of the metal crimp exposed. If it grounded to the metal brake assembly, the brake circuit could have blown a fuse. I wrapped the crimps in electrical tape just to play it safe. One more thing to look at.

[camper4]

You are right! Thanks for bringing it up.

[CORattler]

I ran plastic wire loom on all my brake wires to stave off chafing or Foreign Object Damage (FOD)

quote:Originally posted by NCFischers

While doing my pre-trip inspection, I noticed that the wire to the brake drums has a crimp connection where the wire harness connects to the brake drum wiring. These crimps are insulated but it looked like there could be part of the metal crimp exposed. If it grounded to the metal brake assembly, the brake circuit could have blown a fuse. I wrapped the crimps in electrical tape just to play it safe. One more thing to look at.

[BB_TX]

I did the same as CORattler. When I saw how exposed the wire was and how close it was to metal in some places, I bought some wire loom and completely covered all the wire to all the wheels.

[Johnnyg]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check them tonight.

[Exnavydiver]

Jim, when Dave Clark and I installed his new self adjusting brakes we used the standard plastic covered crimp on butt splices. Before we put the wires together we slid a 4 inch piece of heat shrink onto the wire, After the crimps were made we slathered the crimps with RTV then slid the heat shrink over the whole sticky mess and heated it with a heat gun. the heat shrink shrunk and squeezed most of the excess RTV out of the splice. so now there is a three layer of protection over the splice, the butt splice, the RTV, and the heat shrink. If you need more then a chunk of wire loom would also work. We used to use this splice system on marine applications which we also soldered after crimping. The RTV and shrink provided a highly water resistant seal...

[01RAMer]

To save you the mess next time, they make shrink tubing with silicone already in them, for wet locations. As they shrink, the stuff oozes from the ends with no mess to the fingers.

[bigmurf]

Glad I got rid of ALL the wires going to my axles.

[NCFischers]

Dave,
I would have used heat shrink if I had any yesterday. This will hold until I get some and go back under the trailer.

[CORattler]

I've got to get me some of that stuff!! Heat shrink has so many good applications. Thanks for the info!

quote:Originally posted by 01RAMer

To save you the mess next time, they make shrink tubing with silicone already in them, for wet locations. As they shrink, the stuff oozes from the ends with no mess to the fingers.

[01RAMer]

One iten is called Krimpaseal, and then there is Heat Shrink with a lining. Examples of these products are at sherco-auto.com/heatshrink.htm and sherco-auto.com/krimpaseal.htm Works really well for weatherproofing!