Making a trailer from a Pickup

[Vintage Windmills]

Wondering now if I should remove the axles from the Dana 60 so it doesn't have to spin them?

[mrein3]

If you're still thinking about surge brakes, look at this setup:
http://www.ufpnet.com/Actuators/tabid/54/Default.aspx

The surge brakes were hanging up on my now 10 year old bass boat. I finally figured out it was the brake rod in the actuator that was rusty and hanging up in the master cylinder. Long story short I orded a whole new A-60 actuator. I couldn't believe how easy it was to install. The surge brakes are over-ridden by the back-up light. Instead of a 4-pin straight trailer connector you use a 5-pin with the 5th pin connected to the back-up lights. When you put your truck in reverse the back-up lights turn on and powers a solenoid on the back of the surge master cylinder which opens up a path for the brake fluid to flow back into the reservoir. Pretty simple really.

I couldn't believe how easy it was to install. The online place I got it from sells a weld-on mount for the A-60. With that in place it is two pins, a brake line connection, then bleed the system with a screwdriver.

10 years after buying the bass boat I read the surge brakes manual. You're supposed to push up a lever when you park your trailer so the brake rod doesn't get corroded and hang up.

[69C-owner]

Originally Posted by Vintage Windmills

Wondering now if I should remove the axles from the Dana 60 so it doesn't have to spin them?

Take the easy route and just leave the rearend alone, tearing into it u will cause lube problems for the axel bearings and end up with a locked up wheel on the side of the road
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