I've had a couple posts regarding my trailer and here comes another one because I found something new.
While checking the master cylinder fluid level, it was a little low so I added some more. As I poured the new fluid in, it kicked up what looks to be some type of sediment in there and it mixed with the new fluid.
Can this be resolved with just doing a flush, or do I need to pull the actuator off and do a rebuild of the master cylinder to really clean out everything?
The reason for the title of the post is that I now have a dirty master cylinder, calipers that need to be rebuilt, brake lines with rusty fittings and a trailer that doesn't meet state code for having brakes on each axle. Maybe I would be grandfathered in with state law since the trailer was bought out of state, but with everything else, does it make sense to pony up the $$ to put a whole new system in along with brakes for each axle?
It really seems obvious this trailer was not maintained throughout its life and just sat around.
While checking the master cylinder fluid level, it was a little low so I added some more. As I poured the new fluid in, it kicked up what looks to be some type of sediment in there and it mixed with the new fluid.
Can this be resolved with just doing a flush, or do I need to pull the actuator off and do a rebuild of the master cylinder to really clean out everything?
The reason for the title of the post is that I now have a dirty master cylinder, calipers that need to be rebuilt, brake lines with rusty fittings and a trailer that doesn't meet state code for having brakes on each axle. Maybe I would be grandfathered in with state law since the trailer was bought out of state, but with everything else, does it make sense to pony up the $$ to put a whole new system in along with brakes for each axle?
It really seems obvious this trailer was not maintained throughout its life and just sat around.