Oldsmobile 2001 Bravada User Manual download pdf (Page 213)

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Safety Chains

You should always attach chains between your vehicle

and your trailer. Cross the safety chains under the tongue

of the trailer to help prevent the tongue from contacting

the road if it becomes separated from the hitch.

Instructions about safety chains may be provided by

the hitch manufacturer or by the trailer manufacturer.

Follow the manufacturer’s recommendation for

attaching safety chains and do not attach them to the

bumper. Always leave just enough slack so you can

turn with your rig. Never allow safety chains to drag

on the ground.

Trailer Brakes

If your trailer weighs more than 1,000 lbs. (450 kg)

loaded, then it needs its own brakes

-- and they must

be adequate. Be sure to read and follow the instructions

for the trailer brakes so you’ll be able to install, adjust

and maintain them properly.

Your trailer’s brake system can tap into the

vehicle’s hydraulic brake system only if:

The trailer parts can withstand 3,000 psi

(20 650 kPa) of pressure.

The trailer’s brake system will use less than

0.02 cubic inch (0.3 cc) of fluid from your vehicle’s

master cylinder. Otherwise, both braking systems

won’t work well. You could even lose your brakes.

If everything checks out this far, then make the brake

fluid tap at the port on the master cylinder that sends

fluid to the rear brakes. But don’t use copper tubing

for this. If you do, it will bend and finally break off.

Use steel brake tubing.

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