trailer socket ground
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Cross-Country
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From: iowa
trailer socket ground
Anyone willing to tell me where the ground is connected to the frame of the truck. I can get my lights to work if I put a wire to the trailer. The hitch is rusty enough that I'm not getting a ground through it. Plus would like to have a wire ground that way I know the lights are working all the time. I have a little blaster that will clean up the hitch. But still want to get factory wire up and running..
Hotshot
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The ground should come from the truck through the 7-pin on the connector at the 7 o'clock position. If you get a ground by connecting a wire from the truck frame to the trailer frame then I would start looking at the ground wire on the trailer side where the 7-pin cable terminates (on the trailer).
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The ground should come from the truck through the 7-pin on the connector at the 7 o'clock position. If you get a ground by connecting a wire from the truck frame to the trailer frame then I would start looking at the ground wire on the trailer side where the 7-pin cable terminates (on the trailer).
Fleet Mechanic
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I do not know where ground is, but you could skin back the trucks wiring harness, splice in an additional wire to the ground wire on truck plug, and attach to frame. After I make those type of frame connections, I like spraying them with rustoleum paint to seal them.
Cargo Master
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I would unhook the connection behind the 7/4 pin socket and see if everything is working on the wiring harness, chances are the 7/4 pin socket end is corroded inside the connection and replacing it would solve your problems.
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