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Breakaway cable problem

03-04-2005, 10:47 AM

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JohnnyH

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Breakaway cable problem

I had my breakaway cable pull out and activate the trailer brakes 3 times on my last trip. Fortunately it happened at very slow speeds, while pulling out of truck stops and such. Is there a fix for this. I wonder if a longer cable would help. It seemed to be getting caught up on the hitch and or the rails. It is a Pullrite, non slider.

Thanks for any tips.
John

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