[A/S] Re: I pulled the Arogsy home today!

["laurencarus" <lscarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

NO, you only need the battery for a "break away situation"
The brake drums have a coil which has two wires, one is a ground wire 
and it does not matter which one is grounded. 
a)You may have a poor or missing ground.
b) There is a pivot point inside the drums on the actuator arm which 
is fairly snug, rust at this point can seize up the brakes. 

> 4. I have a "grounding" problem with the wiring for the turn 
> signals, running lights, etc... The lights inside work fine but the 
> hook-up to the tow vehicle only worked once I scraped off a bare 
> metal spot on the frame of the trailer.

Poor grounding is one of the most common problems with trailer wiring 
as they rely on the shell for a ground.



> 
> 10. The tail light bar across the back has some of the screws that 
> are stripped out of the taillights. I had to completely remove one 
> of the tail light covers before we left this morning our else I 
> would have lost it on the road. I have no idea how I am going to 
get 
> this reassembled.

You can get a blind nut rivet similar to a pop rivet except the final 
product is a nut riveted in the skin.  Then you fasten your lights on 
with "machine screws", say a 10-32.  I have done this using stainless 
steel screws so they don't rust. 
Anyone that owns an older Airstream should own one of these tools. 

Lauren WBCCI #7532   VAC