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Titan BrakeRite
Electric Over Hydraulic Brake Kits
BRAKE KIT TRAILER SIZE TRAILER MODELS
TA0015 Over 6,000 lbs. GVWR 6,000, 7,000 & 8,300 lb. Aluminum
5,500 & 5,800 lb. 2X5 Steel Frames
6,800 & 8,000 lb. 3X5 Steel Frames
Diagram A
Aluminum I-Beam Frame
The electric over hydraulic brake system is designed to replace the hydraulic surge brake actuator that was shipped on your trailer as
standard equipment. The electric over hydraulic system is activated electrically when you apply the brakes on the tow vehicle. It can also
be operated by a manual cab control inside the tow vehicle that allows the operator to apply the brakes on the trailer without applying the
brakes on the tow vehicle.
The kit is designed to adapt to different size trailer frames in both steel and aluminum trailer construction. You will have extra
parts and fasteners above what is required for your particular application.
The following instructions are written to address the different installations and will refer to
the various diagrams for clarity. Note that the view shown may not necessarily be an exact
view of your trailer but the instructions will direct you how to change your existing trailer
brake system to the electric over hydraulic system.
Diagram B
6800 & 8000 lb. Steel Frame
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Diagram C
attaching the mounting brackets for the actuator and the battery boxes on the aluminum trailers are stainless steel. They
require that you use the appropriate size nuts with the nylon
inserts. It is also recommended that you use an anti-seize lubricant (supplied in the kit) on the threads before the nuts are
installed to prevent seizing when they are tightened. All other
U-bolts in the kit are plated steel and are used on the steel
frame trailers. The standard ange lock nuts are used on these
U-bolts.) Failure to mate the proper nuts with proper U-bolts
will cause the nuts to freeze when tightening thus preventing
the U-bolts from tightening properly.
Installing the New Coupler Assembly
1. Locate the ball coupler mounting bracket, Item 3. (See Diagram
D) Place it on the end of the tongue and attach it with three (3)
½” x 4 ½” hex bolts and lock nuts. Tighten. Note that the bolt
pattern in the coupler mounting bracket is the same bolt pattern
as the UFP 8,000 & 10,000 series actuator. If your trailer is an
earlier model the bolt pattern of your tongue may not match the
pattern of the coupler mounting bracket supplied. Your tongue
will have to be re-drilled so the coupler mounting bracket can be
mounted to your tongue.
2. Attach the 2 5/16” coupler to the mounting bracket just installed
using 4- 5/8” x 1 ¾” hex bolts (Item No. 7) and lock nuts. Tighten.
Attach the new safety chains provided by placing a ½” at washer on a ½” x 1 ½” hex bolt. Insert the bolt through the end link
on one of the new safety chains provided. Insert the bolt into the
mounting hole that the old chains were removed from. Secure
with the ½” ange lock nut. Tighten. Repeat on the other chain.
3. The breakaway switch shown in the diagram will be installed at
a later time. Instructions for mounting the breakaway switch follow later in the assembly.
Installation Instructions
Diagram A & B will show a typical view of how the new electric over
hydraulic system will be installed on your trailer. The Diagrams are
of a steel and aluminum frame trailer coupler over 6,000# GVWR.
Remove all items and hardware from the box and sort by size.
Installation Instructions for Aluminum Trailers with
a GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) greater
than 6,000 lb.
Actuator Coupler Installation
Removing the existing actuator from the tongue:
• Unthread the tongue brake line tting from the coupling that attaches it to the frame brake line tubing.
• Remove the mounting bolts that attach the actuator to the
tongue. Remove the actuator and tongue brake line. They will
no longer be used in the new installation.
• Remove the safety chains from the tongue. The new safety
chains supplied in the kit will be installed.
• Unplug the tongue wire harness from the frame harness using
the plug-in connectors. It will not be used in the new installation.
SD Control Module Mounting Instructions
Locate the SD control module mounting bracket. Orientate as
shown in the drawing. Position the SD control module so the
mounting holes in it align with the square or rectangular holes in
the mounting plate. Secure the SD control module to the mounting
plate with two- ¼” x 1” carriage bolts and hex nuts. Tighten.
Electric Over Hydraulic Actuator Installation
1. Locate the actuator mounting plate, Item No. 2 and the brake
actuator, Item No. 21. Place one each 5/16” lock washer on
the three 5/16” x 1” hex bolts. Attach the brake actuator to the
mounting plate using the three 5/16” x 1” hex bolts. Tighten.
2. Place the assembly on the inside of the side frame. Note that
the mounting plate has the appropriate holes for attaching to
both the 5” and 6” aluminum I-beams. Locate the appropriate
size stainless steel U-bolts supplied in the kit. (Item No. 9).
Place the U-bolts over the side frame as shown in Diagram C,
insert through the mounting plate and secure the rear U-bolt
with 3/8” stainless steel nuts with the nylon locks.
3. Place the SD control module mounting bracket over the legs of
the remaining U-bolt and secure with 3/8” stainless steel nuts
with the nylon locks. Note that the SD control module is now located between the hydraulic actuator and the front of the trailer
frame.
IMPORTANT
Note: The bolts in the kit used to attach the coupler and safety
chains on all trailers are stainless steel. Also the U-bolts for
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Position the mounting bracket on the frame as shown in Diagram
C, Dimension C. This assembly may need to be forward so the battery wire harness will reach when installed later.
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Diagram D
SD Control
Module
Brakeline
Port
Battery Box Installation Instructions
Locate the battery box mounting plate, Item No. 1 and the battery
boxes. Note that there are two battery boxes and two batteries.
They are both required to power the brake system in the event of
an unwanted disconnect from the tow vehicle.
1. Attach the two battery boxes to the mounting plate using ¼” x 1”
carriage bolts and ¼” lock nuts as shown in Diagram D. Once
all bolts are installed, tighten.
2. Place the assembly on the inside of the frame as shown in Dia-
gram A and secure to the frame using two of the appropriate
size U-bolts as described earlier in the actuator assembly instructions. Secure with 3/8” hex nuts w/ nylon locks. Position
the battery box assembly from the front of the frame to the front
of the mounting bracket as shown in Diagram C. Leave the ubolts loose so the battery boxes can be moved forward so the
battery wire harness will reach.
Batteries
1. Place the batteries in the battery boxes. Remove the protective
covers from the battery terminals. Locate the battery wire har-
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ness supplied in the kit. Connect it to the batteries by connecting the wire harness spades with the red coating to the positive
post and the white wire to the negative post of the battery.
2. Route the wire harness from one battery to the other and then
over to the SD control module. Place on the battery box covers.
3. Attach the battery wire harness to the mating molded plug of
the SD control module. Snap together to hold in place. Once
the wire harenss is connected move the battery boxes and actuator backwards on the frame equal distance until all slack
is removed from the battery wire harness. Tighten u-bolts to
secure to frame.
Brake Line Tubing Connection
1. Starting at the front of the trailer, carefully remove the frame
brake line tubing from the black plastic tubing that is mounted
in the side frame used for routing the wiring and the brake line
tubing. Remove the brake line tubing so there is sufcient tubing
to be routed from the black plastic tubing to the brake line port
as shown on Diagram D.
2. Carefully bend the tubing with smooth round curves making sure
that the line is not kinked as it is formed to its new location.
3. Thread the brass brake line elbow tting into the actuaator port
where the brake line will be attached.
4. Remove the coupling from the end of the frame brake line used
to connect it to the tongue brake line tubing. Thread the frame
brake line tting into the brass elbow just installed in the port of
the actuator shown in Diagram D. Tighten.
Side Marker Light Replacement On Aluminum Models Only
The front clearance lights that are on the over 6,000# GVWR aluminum trailer tongue have to be removed and replaced with the new
clearance lights provided in the kit. Replace as follows:
1. Remove the screws attaching the existing clearance lights to
the tongue. Disconnect the wires from the harness and remove
the lights.
2. Locate the two new replacement lights. They are identical ex-
cept for the plug on the end of the wire where it attaches to the
tongue wire harness. Place the wire in the center hole provided
that the existing light wire came out of the tongue. Pull the wire
harness on the lights backwards and out the hole in the top of
the tongue just behind where the two frames join each other.
Tape the ends to the outside of the tongue to hold in this position
until later instructed how to connect into the new harness.
3. Re-attach the new lights where the old ones were removed us-
ing the new mounting screws provided.
wires of this wire harness to the mating plugs of the new wire
harness.
Connect the brown wires from the side marker lights to the •
mating plugs supplied on the new wire harness for the trailer
lights being installed.
Once attached, route the brown and yellow and brown and •
green wires for the lights out of the rear of the tongue until the
wires are no longer exposed through the hole in the top of the
tongue.
Place the side marker light wires back down into the tongue.•
Attach the white wire with the grounding ring to the trailer frame •
or tongue with the ¼” self-drilling screw supplied. This is the
connecting ground wire for the trailer lights only.
The breakaway switch is already attached and wired into the •
main wire harness. Locate the breakaway switch. Position it
so it is approximately 3” behind the coupler mounting bracket.
Mark the mounting hole location. Drill a 13/64” pilot hole in the
tongue. Insert the ¼” self-drilling screw provided and secure
in place.
Snap the mating plugs from the wire harness to the respective •
mating plugs from both the SD control box and the actuator
according to the instructions provided with the electric over hydraulic kit. See the wiring schematic on page 20 of the manual
provided with the actuator. Make sure they are completely
snapped together and locked to assure a positive connection.
Mate the brown and yellow wires extending out the rear of the •
tongue with the brown and yellow wires from the frame harness. Plug together.
Mate the brown and green wires extending out the rear of the •
tongue with the brown and green wires from the frame harness. Plug together.
Fill the actuator with the appropriate brake uid as specied in •
the brake manual supplied. Bleed the system per their instructions.
Assembly is complete.•
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Installation Instructions for Steel Frame
Trailers with a GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) Greater than 6,000 lb.
Actuator Coupler Installation
Removing the existing actuator from the tongue.
1. Unthread the tongue brake line tting from the coupling that
attaches it to the frame brake line tubing.
Wiring Instructions
Remove the old wire harness from the tongue by disconnecting it
from the frame harness at the rear of the tongue.
The new wire harness for the brake system is pre-wired with mating
plugs to simplify the connection process.
Place the wire harness into the front of the tongue so the large •
round 7 prong plug remains out the front of the tongue.
Pull the wire harness into the tongue as follows:•
Pull all of the wire ends with bullet plugs and mating plugs out •
the hole in the top of the tongue. Pull the white wire with the
grounding ring out the hole also.
Locate the wire harness Part No. 5110488 supplied that has •
a brown and yellow and a brown and green pair of wires only
molded together. This harness DOES NOT have the white
grounded wire molded with them.
Connect the single bullet ends of the brown, yellow and green •
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2. Remove the mounting bolts that attach the actuator to the
tongue. Remove the actuator and tongue brake line. They will
no longer be used in the new installation.
3. Remove the safety chains from the tongue. The new safety
chains supplied in the kit will be installed.
4. Unplug the tongue wire harness from the frame harness using
the plug-in connectors. It will not be used in the new installa-
tion.
IMPORTANT
Note: The bolts in the kit used to attach the coupler and safety
chains on all trailers are stainless steel. Also the U-bolts for
attaching the mounting brackets for the actuator and the battery boxes on the aluminum trailers are stainless steel. They
require that you use the appropriate size nuts with the nylon
inserts. It is also recommended that you use an anti-seize
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lubricant (supplied in the kit) on the threads before the nuts
are installed to prevent seizing when they are tightened. All
other U-bolts in the kit are plated steel and are used on the
steel frame trailers. The standard ange lock nuts are used
on these U-bolts.) Failure to mate the proper nuts with proper U-bolts will cause the nuts to freeze when tightening thus
preventing the U-bolts from tightening properly.
Installing the New Coupler Assembly
1. Locate the ball coupler mounting bracket, Item 3. (See Diagram
D) Place it on the end of the tongue and attach it with three (3)
½” x 4 ½” hex bolts and lock nuts. Tighten. Note that the bolt
pattern in the coupler mounting bracket is the same bolt pattern
as the UFP 8,000 & 10,000 series actuator. If your trailer is an
earlier model the bolt pattern of your tongue may not match the
pattern of the coupler mounting bracket supplied. Your tongue
will have to be re-drilled so the coupler mounting bracket can
be mounted to your tongue.
2. Attach the 2 5/16” coupler to the mounting bracket just installed
using 4- 5/8” x 1 ¾” hex bolts and lock nuts. Tighten. Attach the
new safety chains provided by placing a ½” at washer on a ½”
x 1 ½” hex bolt. Insert the bolt through the end link on one of
the new safety chains provided. Insert the bolt into the mounting
hole that the old chains were removed from. Secure with the ½”
ange lock nut. Tighten. Repeat on the other chain.
3. The breakaway switch shown in the diagram will be installed at
a later time. Instructions for mounting the breakaway switch follow later in the assembly.
SD Control Module Mounting Instructions
Locate the SD control module mounting bracket. Orientate as
shown in the drawing. Position the SD control module so the
mounting holes in it align with the square or rectangular holes in
the mounting plate. Secure the SD control module to the mounting
plate with two- ¼” x 1” carriage bolts and hex nuts. Tighten.
Electric Over Hydraulic Actuator Installation
1. Locate the actuator mounting plate, Item No. 2 and the brake
actuator, Item No. 21. Place one each 5/16” lock washer on
the three 5/16” x 1” hex bolts. Attach the brake actuator to the
mounting plate using the three 5/16” x 1” hex bolts. Tighten.
2. Place the assembly on the inside of the side frame. Note that
the mounting plate has the appropriate holes for attaching to 2
x 4”, and 2 x 5” steel side frame tubing as well as the aluminum
I-beams. Use the 3/8” x 4 7/16” x 3” U-bolts for a 2” x 4” frame
and the 3/8” x 5 7/16” x 3” U-bolts for the 2” x 5” side frame to
mount the actuator assembly to the side frame. See the note at
the bottom of the Bill of Materials listed for Diagram D. Secure
the U-bolts to the assembly using the 3/8” ange lock nuts provided.
3. Place the proper U-bolts over the side frame as shown in Diagram C, insert through the mounting plate and secure the rear
U-bolt with 3/8” ange lock nuts.
4. Place the SD control module mounting bracket over the legs of
the remaining U-bolt and secure with 3/8” stainless steel nuts
with the nylon locks. Note that the SD control module is now located between the hydraulic actuator and the front of the trailer
frame.
Position the mounting bracket on the frame as shown in Diagram
C. This assembly may need to be moved forward so the battery
wire harness will reach when installed later.
Battery Box Installation
(See Diagram D) Locate the battery box mounting plate, Item No.
1 and the battery boxes. Note that there are two battery boxes and
two batteries. They are both required to power the brake system in
the even of an unwanted disconnect from the tow vehicle.
1. Attach the two battery boxes to the mounting plate using ¼” x 1”
carriage bolts and ¼” lock nuts as shown in Diagram D. Once
all bolts are installed, tighten.
2. Place the assembly on the inside of the frame as shown in Diagram D and secure to the frame using two of the appropriate
size U-bolts as described earlier in the actuator assembly instructions. Secure with 3/8” hex nuts w/ nylon locks. Position the
battery box assembly shown in Diagram C. Leave the u-bolts
loose so the battery boxes can be moved forward so the battery
wire harness will reach.
Batteries
Place the batteries in the battery boxes. Remove the protective
covers from the battery terminals. Locate the battery wire harness
supplied in the kit. Connect it to the batteries by connecting the wire
harness spades with the red coating to the positive post and the
white wire to the negative post of the battery.
1. Route the wire harness from one battery to the other and then
over to the SD control module. Place on the battery box covers.
2. Attach the battery wire harness to the mating molded plug of
the SD control module. Snap together to hold in place. Once
the wire harness is connected, move the battery boxes and actuator backwards on the frame equal distance until the slack is
removed from the wire battery wire harness. Tighten the u-bolts
to secure to the frame.
Brake Line Tubing Connection
1. Note that the frame brake line tubing in the steel frame exits
through a xed hole position in the side frame. It needs to be
routed backwards to the new actuator location.
2. Locate the coiled length of brake line tubing supplied in the kit.
Uncoil the line and attach one end to the frame brake line using
the coupler that was used to connect the tongue brake line tubing to the side frame tubing. Tighten
3. Carefully bend and route the tubing backward, down the inside
of the side frame towards the actuator just installed. Care should
be used in forming the line so that it does not kink.
4. Thread the brass brake line elbow supplied into the actuator
port. Tighten.
5. Route the brake line over to the brass brake line elbow just installed in the actuator. Coil any excess line you may have into
a 3” diameter coil to use up the excess. Tighten the brake line
tting into the actuator.
6. Locate the brake line tubing clips and No. 10 self-tapping screws
provided. Place the tubing clip over the brake line while pressing the brake line tubing up against the center inside side frame
of the trailer. Place a self-tapping screw into the hole in the tubing clip and drill the self-tapping screw into the side frame of the
trailer. Repeat on the other clips.
IMPORTANT
Trailers are manufactured with either frame grounding harnesses or fully grounded harnesses. The frame grounding
versions use the trailer frame as a grounding conduit while
the fully grounded wire harness is grounded directly to the
tow vehicle with the white ground wire in the frame harness.
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Each system is assembled differently for the lights to operate correctly.
Determine the type of wiring system your trailer has.
Wiring Instructions for Trailers Equipped
with a Frame Grounding Harness
Remove the old wire harness from the tongue by disconnecting it
from the frame harness at the rear of the tongue.
The new wire harness for the brake system is pre-wired with mating
plugs to simplify the connection process.
Place the wire harness into the front of the tongue so the large •
round 7 prong plug remains out the front of the tongue.
Pull the wire harness into the tongue as follows:•
Pull all of the wire ends with bullet plugs and mating plugs out •
the hole in the top of the tongue. Pull the white wire with the
grounding ring out the hole also.
Locate the wire harness Part No. 5110488 supplied that has •
a brown and yellow and a brown and green pair of wires only
molded together. This harness DOES NOT have the white
grounded wire molded with them.
Connect the single bullet ends of the brown, yellow and green •
wires of this wire harness to the mating plugs of the new wire
harness.
Once attached, route the brown and yellow and brown and •
green wires for the lights out of the rear of the tongue pulling
all excess wire down into the tongue.
Attach the white wire with the grounding ring to the trailer frame •
or tongue with the ¼” self-drilling screw supplied. This is the
connecting ground wire for the trailer lights only.
The breakaway switch is already attached and wired into the •
main wire harness. Locate the breakaway switch. Position it
so it is approximately 3” behind the coupler mounting bracket.
Mark the mounting hole location. Drill a 13/64” pilot hole in the
tongue. Insert the ¼” self-drilling screw provided and secure
in place.
Snap the mating plugs from the wire harness to the respective •
mating plugs from both the SD control box and the actuator
according to the instructions provided with the electric over hydraulic kit. See the wiring schematic on page 20 of the manual
provided with the actuator. Make sure they are completely
snapped together and locked to assure a positive connection.
Mate the brown and yellow wires extending out the rear of the •
tongue with the brown and yellow wires from the frame harness. Plug together.
Mate the brown and green wires extending out the rear of the •
tongue with the brown and green wires from the frame harness. Plug together.
Fill the actuator with the appropriate brake uid as specied •
in the brake manual supplied. Bleed the system per their
instructions.
Assembly is complete. •
Wiring Instructions for Trailers Equipped with a Fully
Grounded Harness (5500 lb. capacity steel frame)
The TA0015 kit can not be installed on a swing tongue. It must
be installed on a straight tonue only.
Remove the tongue cap from the rear of the tongue. Remove •
the old wire harness from the tongue by disconnecting it from
the frame harness at the rear of the tongue.
The new wire harness for the brake system is pre-wired with •
mating plugs to simplify the connection process.
Place the wire harness into the front of the tongue so the large •
round 7 prong plug remains out the front of the tongue.
Pull the wire harness into the tongue as follows:•
Pull all of the wire ends with bullet plugs and mating plugs out •
the rear of the tongue.
Locate the wire harness Part No. 5110594 supplied that has a •
brown, yellow and white and a brown, green and white wires
molded together. Note that this is a universal wire harness
and has excess length for this application. The wire harness
once installed will be recoiled and placed inside the rear of the
tongue when installation is complete.
Locate the white ground wire with the grounding ring that is in •
the new 7 prong tongue harness. Cut the grounding ring off
the end of the white wire. Strip the wire coating back 3/8” and
attach in its place the crimp-on male bullet connector Part No.
5310222 supplied in the hardware bag.
Connect the single bullet ends of the brown, yellow, green and •
white wires of this wire harness to the mating plugs of the new
wire harness.
Connect the brown wires from the side marker lights that are •
mounted to the sides of the tongue (if so equipped) to the mating plugs supplied on the new wire harness.
Route the three pin plugs on the other end of the wire harness •
through the hole provided in the tongue cap.
Plug the three pin plugs of the tongue harness into the appro-•
priate three pin plugs of the frame harness.
Push the connecting plugs into the side frames of the trailer •
and re-install the grommets removed earlier.
Coil the excess wire of the harness and place it in the rear of •
the tongue.
Route the remaining wires with the mating plugs through the •
hole in the tongue cap, then over to the SD control box.
Snap the mating plugs from the wire harness to the respective •
mating plugs from both the SD control box and the actuator
according to the instructions provided with the electric over hydraulic kit on page 20. Make sure they are completely snapped
together and locked to assure a positive connection.
Insert the extra wire into the rear of the tongue. Replace the •
tongue cap and secure with the bolt removed earlier when the
tongue cap was removed.
The breakaway switch is already attached and wired into the •
main wire harness. Locate the breakaway switch.
Route the tongue harness around the side of the tongue so the •
breakaway switch can be mounted on the top of the tongue.
Position it so it is approximately 3” behind the rear of the cou-•
pler. Mark the mounting hole location. Drill a 13/64” pilot hole
in the tongue. Insert the ¼” self-drilling screw provided and
secure in place.
Fill the actuator with the appropriate brake uid as specied in •
the brake manual supplied. Bleed the system per their instructions.
Assembly is complete.•
ALL MODELS
Filling the System With Brake Fluid
All Kits
Fill the reservoir on the actuator with an Arctic-SAEJ1702 or
SAEJ1703 brake uid or a uid that is comparable. Remove one
of the reservoir caps located on the actuator unit as identied in
Diagram A or B. Only one cap has to be removed. Add uid until the
reservoir is full. Bleed the brake system following the procedure for
bleeding the brakes. If complete bleeding of the system is required,
it may be necessary to add uid to the reservoir during the bleeding process. Once the system is completely bled, rell the reservoir
until full. Replace the cap and tighten to seal our any moisture that
may enter during normal use.
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Bleeding the Brake System
All Kits
Partial Bleeding of the Hydraulic Brake System
If the electric over hydraulic system is being added to a current
brake system that is already installed and has been in use it is possible that you only need to bleed the air out of the system where
the connections were made in the lines to connect the new actuator
system. The procedure is as follows:
1. Check to make sure brake uid has been added to the system
as recommended above.
2. Pull the cable on the breakaway switch installed just behind
the coupler. This will pull a pin out the switch automatically
activating the switch. The actuator will now draw its power from
the batteries installed on the trailer. The actuator will continue
to run until the batteries are drained. You will be able to hear
the actuator motor run.
3. With the actuator running, loosen the bleeder screw on the
right brake caliper. The actuator will continuously pump brake
uid in the system removing all of the air in the line from the
actuator to the right caliper.
4. When all air is removed, close the bleeder screw. Push the pin
back into the breakaway switch. This will stop the electrical
supply to the motor stopping it from running.
5. Rell the reservoir with uid replacing any that may have been
used during the bleeding process. Test the brake system to
see if it is bled properly. If brakes function properly the bleeding
process is complete. If they do not operate properly, repeat the
above steps and test again.
6. Brake uid levels in the reservoir should be checked occasion-
ally to make sure your brake system never runs out of brake
uid.
5. Repeat the process used in step three on the caliper that is
located the next greatest distance from the actuator. Continue
until all of the brake calipers have been bled.
6. Once the system is bled, When all air is removed, close the
bleeder screw. Push the pin back into the breakaway switch.
This will stop the electrical supply to the motor stopping it from
running.
7. Rell the reservoir with uid replacing any that may have been
used during the bleeding process.
8. Test the brake system to see if it is bled properly. If brakes
function properly the bleeding process is complete. If they do
not operate properly, repeat the above steps and test again.
9. Brake uid levels in the reservoir should be checked occasionally to make sure your brake system never runs out of brake
uid.
See the Titan BrakeRite Actuator Installation and Instruction
Manual for further information and operating instructions.
In- Cab Controller
Locate the In-cab controller supplied with the kit. Remove the instructions and install the unit in the tow vehicle using the instructions supplied.
Always test the brake system at slow speeds each time you start
towing to make sure the brake system is functioning properly.
Should you experience a situation where you do not have brakes
or they are malfunctioning, see your local ShoreLand’r dealer immediately to rectify the problems.
Complete Bleeding of the Hydraulic Brake System
If the electric over hydraulic system is being added to a new system
that has never been used or bled before it then requires that the
complete system be bled. The procedure is as follows:
1. Check to make sure brake uid has been added to the system
as recommended above.
2. Pull the cable on the breakaway switch installed just behind
the coupler. This will pull a pin out the switch automatically
activating the switch. The actuator will now draw its power from
the batteries installed on the trailer. The actuator will continue
to run until the batteries are drained. You will be able to hear
the actuator motor run.
3. The proper procedure for bleeding the brake system is to start
at the caliper that is the greatest distance from the actuator.
This would be the left caliper on the axle or the left caliper on
the 2nd axle should your trailer have dual axle brakes. Loosen
the bleeder screw and allow the air to escape from the sys-
tem until brake uid starts to ow. Allow it to ow until the
brake uid being expelled is free of any air bubbles entrapped
in the lines. Attaching a clear hose on the bleeder screw will
make the air bubbles more visible during the bleeding process.
Close the bleeder screw and tighten.
4. Check the reservoir uid level to make sure that the actuator
does not run low on uid during the bleeding process. Rell
if necessary. There is a possibility that more air can be intro-
duced into the system if the uid level is not kept sufcient in
the reservoir.
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