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Originally Posted by lkchris
Trailer brake controller needs to be in front because ... ?
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Several reasons. First, many states require by law that the driver have access to it to adjust it while driving. Second, you want to be able to adjust it especially if your trailer load varies (such as an empty car trailer or one with a car on it) or if road conditions change. Finally, if it is more than just a time delay controller (i.e., the kind with a pedulum) it needs to be mounted in such a way that the front to rear axis of the controller is in line with that of the car, and it is level horizontally (not necessarily vertically). I do not know how you could mount it properly back in that little compartment in the back.
But, as for me, this may all be moot. The TSB says that the wires for the controller on all pre December 2006 MLs are in the back. My truck is a November 2006 build, but when I looked in the back, the connector is not in there. I did not have the time yesterday to pull off the bottom of the dash and see if the pigtail is there (as the TSB says it is from Dec. 2006 forward). Hopefully it is and that will make installation a snap (theoretically).
05-15-2008, 12:25 PM
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