Ditto on the need for brake controller. The brake controller unit needs to be in easy reach of the driver. On most brake controllers there is a lever that you would throw to activate just the trailer brakes --
most important if your tow vehicle (TV) is in control but the trailer is swinging wildly behind. Instructions for calibrating a Tekonsha Prodigy are to motor up to 20-25mph, take your foot off the gas and throw the manual lever hard over. Properly calibrated, the trailer brakes should bring the combined TV-trailer almost skidding to a halt.
I can't say I can hear a 'click' very well. I do wish to credit
overlander64 for a test to make sure your brakes are working. We should expect this on a new unit, but you'd better be sure on a 1966! For my Argosy I turned a plastic bucket upside down and placed a standard magnetic compass as close as possible to the
inside of the brake drum area. Check each side of your axles --- there should be a little needle swing when your test partner puts their foot on the brake pedal inside the TV.
If you get a Tekonsha Prodigy,
Jack Canavera has cautioned that you should not test-pull your breakaway switch with the umbilical attached to the TV. It might burn out the Prodigy every time!!!
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