Adding Electric Brakes to 1999 Jayco Pop-Up Camper Trailer

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I bought a 1990 Jayco 1406 popup camper. The guy I bought it from told me it had electric brakes. On my first shake down trip, I realized all the braking action was on my car. Can a 1990 Jayco have electric brakes? It has other electric problems, so I will be working on anyhow.

asked by: Dennis H

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Jayco offered its 1999 Pop-Up camper trailer with and without brakes. Typically pop-up campers are equipped with electric drum brakes.

It is likely that the brakes are bad or there is a wiring issue on your 25 year old trailer. Hopefully you have a brake controller. If there was a wiring issue or if there were no brakes on the trailer at all, then the brake controller should have indicated so.

First you want to determine if you have brakes or not (hub and drum vs. idler hubs). An idler is a hub that is no provisions for trailer brakes. It has no brake drum. See part # 8-248-50UC1. Part # 8-276-5 is an example of a hub/ drum that has a brake drum that can be used with a brake assembly like part # 23-47.

expert reply by: Chris O

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Answer 1

A 12 inch wheel like the Kenda 5.30-12 Bias Trailer Tire with 12" Galvanized Wheel #AM30861 that you are looking at is compatible with 7 inch brake drum assemblies. A 10 inch assembly will likely be too large to fit with this 12 inch wheel. If…

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I would be happy to help you identify the correct replacement brake assemblies for your 2000 Jayco Eagle 14SO, but unfortunately we do not have a break down of the specific components your trailer uses. What you will need to do is remove one of the…

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The correct braking assembly for your 2000 Jayco Eagle UDST Pop-Up Camper is most likely the Hydraulic Trailer Brake Kit part #AKUBRK-35 which is 10" x 2-1/4" but if you take a quick measurement of the contact surface inside your drum you…

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The hub and bearing kit I recommend for your Jayco popup camper is part #AKIHUB-440-2-2K. This kit includes the idler hubs, bearings, races, seal, grease cap, and lug nuts. The hub has a 4 on 4 bolt pattern. The hub assembly kit you came from will…

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We actually have a variety of brake components here at etrailer.com that I have linked for you to filter through. Usually what we see is that it's more cost-effective to replace the entire brake assembly instead of piecing it out plus you know…

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The difference between part #8-276-5UC3 and part #8-173-16UC3 is that the 5UC3 works with a 7" x 1-3/4" brake assembly while the 16UC3 works with a 7" x 1-1/4" brake assembly brake assembly. Other than that they use #L44649 inner…

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If you're speaking of the wheel bolt pattern for the #8-276-5 Dexter 2200 Brake Hub/Drum, it uses a 4 on 4 bolt pattern. If you're speaking of the #23-398-399 brake assemblies you'd looked at, the wheel studs are 2-7/8 inches apart,…

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Answer 8

Hub and drum assembly #8-276-5 is not a proper fit for 7 x 1-1/4 inch brake assemblies and should not be used with them. I know you are looking to save some money but believe me, you can spend a little now on the correct hub and drum assembly,…

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You just need to pack the bearings on hub and drum assembly #8-276-5. There's no such thing as too much grease for bearings! If it is an EZ lube hub with a grease zerk fitting at the end of the spindle you will know there is enough grease once it…

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We have not yet replaced the Shock part #T1242600 on a Titan Model 10 Surge Brake Actuator so I do not have any specifics for you but I have attached a parts diagram which shows you how the unit is broken down. You can then use this to get a better…

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Answer 11

The Replacement Shock for Titan Model 6 and 10 Brake Actuators part #T1242600 only works one way. When the brakes are applied it eases the movement of the trailer forward onto the brake actuator. There is no return spring, the tow vehicle would then…

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Answer 12

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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