Break Away Wire Damaged

[kposey]

The last time I parked the Airstream and unhooked it, the safety brake wire got caught on the hitch when I pulled the truck away. Needless to say, the wire broke. I can fix the wire with no problem.

My questions is did this lock up the brakes on the Airstream? Do I need to have the brake system checked for any damage?

[markdoane]

If the wire pulled out of the breakaway switch and activated the brakes, the answer is yes, if the brakes were on full power for more than 5 minutes.
If it was a clean break in the wire and the brakes did not come on, you should be able to just fix the wire.

[Ken J]

You can get that replacement wire at most any rv dealer

Ken J

[kposey]

Luckily, the PO had an abundance of wire and it was really too long to begin with.

[john hd]

kathy

a replacement is cheap, around 3 bucks. get two and throw one in the glove box.

john

[Ken J]

The replacement includes a new pin, not just the wire - so pretty cheap as John says.

Ken