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  • Replacement Bearings and Grease Seal For 3,500 lb Lippert Axle
  • For replacement bearings, races, and seals for your 3,500 lb Lippert axle you can use the Hub Bearing Kit for Lippert, Dexter, and AL-KO Axles # BK2-100. This comes with everything you need along with a tang washer and cotter pin.
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  • Bearing Sizes For A 2018 Grand Design Imagine 2500RL With 3,500 lb Axles
  • Hello Corey. The 3,500 lb axles on your 2018 Grand Design Imagine 2500RL use the standard 3.5K bearing sizes. Meaning you have a # L68149 (1.378" inner diameter) inner bearing, a # L44649 (1.063" inner diameter) outer bearing. The inner race # L68111 and the outer race is # L44610. For the grease seal it will be part # 58846. We sell all of these components in a kit, Item # BK2-100. This will come with both bearings, races, seal, tang washer and cotter pin.
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  • Recommended Hub and Drum Assembly for 7K Axles
  • For your 7K axles you can use the Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly # LC53UD. This kit has a hub with an integrated drum, will work with your 1.75" inner and 1.25" outer bearings, and also includes additional bearings, races, and seals.
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  • Finding Replacement Bearings for Master Tow 80 THD
  • We probably do have replacement bearings for your dolly but we don't know what they are so you would need to pull the hubs off of the dolly spindle and get the bearing numbers off of what's in there.
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  • Why Would A Trailer Tire Sit Crooked After Towing
  • Hey Allen, Bearing fitment is precise down to ten thousandth of an inch so it you have the incorrect bearings installed in your hub there will be play on the spindle, which can cause the bearings to overheat and either explode out inside the hub or melt to the spindle. Play in the bearings will also cause the wheel to sit crooked but so can a bent axle. I would scrap what you have and start fresh by measuring the spindle with a digital caliper # PTW80157 at points B, C, and D on the...
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  • Replacement Hub/Drum and Brake Parts For a Mobile Home Axle
  • Based on your image it appears you have an old mobile home axle on our trailer. These axles were designed to not be rebuilt and thrown away when they became damaged which is why you saw complete axle assemblies carried as spares on the trucks that hauled the mobile home to its destination. If you can disassemble one of the hubs and measure the spindle and hub for the correct size bearings, races and grease seals I can see if we have anything that will fit your hubs. Otherwise for an exact...
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  • Solution for Ranger Trail Trailer Hub Issue
  • Thanks for reaching out, Troy! According to my research it looks like the Ranger Trail trailers have a tendency to fail at the oil seal - which means either the seal is bad or the spindle is damaged where the seal rides. If you start to see oil drops under your hubs it definitely means you have an issue and you need to take action. It looks like Ranger has done a decent job and helping to correct this issue when it comes up, but if you'd like to swap over to a grease setup instead of...
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  • Replacement For 3,500 lb Dexter Hydraulic Brakes 23-312 & 23-313
  • Hey Tom, Really appreciate that info, and the hub you are referring to is the 3,500 lb Dexter Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly # 8-247-50UC3. We do have the 023-313-00 brake assembly that fits it, which is the right hand (passenger side) Dexter Hydraulic Drum Brake Assembly # 23-313. If you want to replace both brakes it is the Dexter Hydraulic Trailer Brake Kit # 23-312-313. Then for the grease cap bearing kit that fit your hub you'll need Grease Cap # F001518 and Hub Bearing Kit # BK2-100.
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  • Possible Replacement Grease Seal Recommendation for a Shorelandr Trailer Using a 174253TB Seal
  • This has come up before and we've had customers in the past use the Grease Seal # RG06-050 to replace their 174253TB grease seal. You're going to want to take a set of digital calipers and measure the inner and outer diameter, and if the inner is 1.719" and the outer is 2.565" then you could use this seal as a replacement.
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  • Recommended Hub, Drum, and Brakes for a Logan Horse Trailer W/ 7K Axles
  • Yes Dustin, the etrailer Electric Trailer Brakes # AKEBRK-7-SA you're looking at will work fine as a replacement. As far as the bearings, seals, and everything else goes, you can use the Dexter Trailer Hub & Drum for 5,200- to 7,000-lb Axles # 8-219-13UC3 which is going to be a direct replacement.
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  • What Size Idler Hubs and Bearing Buddy Protectors Fit a Shoreland'r LUV40TMXWMS1-16 Boat Trailer?
  • Based on the information I could find it appears your Shoreland'r LUV40TMXWMS1-16 uses standard 3,500lb axle and hubs. I always recommend verifying this as I have seen manufacturers make changes or trailers get axles changed due to being damaged in transit. These hubs will fit the 1.98" Bearing Buddy # BB1980A-SS. The CE Smith Trailer Idler Hub Assembly # CE13515 you found does contain the correct size bearings and grease seal for a standard 3,500lb axle and will also fit the Bearing Buddy...
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  • Is The Karrier Radial Tire And Wheel # AM31994 Compatible With The Dexter Idler Hub # 84545BX
  • Hi Michael, Yes, the Karrier ST175/80R13 Radial Trailer Tire # AM31994 and Dexter Trailer Idler Hub Assembly for 3,500-lb Axles # 84545BX both have the same bolt pattern so they would be compatible together. You will want to ensure that the hub is compatible with your trailer's spindle though. This hub uses inner bearing # L68149 (1.378" inner diameter) and outer bearing # L44649 (1.063" inner diameter) and grease seal # 58846 (Inner diameter: 1.719"). If you aren't sure then you can measure...
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  • Does 10" Electric Brake Kit Come with Drums
  • Thanks for reaching out, MikePA! The Dexter Nev-R-Adjust Electric Trailer Brakes Kit # 23-468-469 only come with the brakes. For your current drums you'll want to inspect them for damage on the inside and you'll need to repack the bearings if that hasn't been done in a while. Also check and make sure the bearings and grease seals are in good shape. If all of that needs replacing you should be able to use the Easy Grease Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly # AKHD-550-35-EZ-K provided you don't...
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  • Are There Pre-Greased Versions Of The Dexter 008-435-05 Hub/Rotor
  • Hi Wendell, We do offer compatible replacement hub/rotors for your Dexter 008-435-05 but they unfortunately do not come pre-greased. I recommend picking up the # K08-435-05 as well as bearings # L68149 and # L44649, and grease seal # RG06-050 to pre-pack the hub yourself with some lube # L11380 before the trip. To prevent the bearings from falling out or any dirt/debris from getting inside the hub you can put two layers of plastic wrap over the holes and rubber band them down.
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  • What to Measure On a Trailer Spindle for Replacement
  • Yes the spindle can be replaced, but you're going to have to take a couple quick measurements to find out what the replacement is. Using the diagram I've attached and a set of digital calipers # PTW80157 you'll want to measure the grease seal seat (B), the inner bearing seat (C), and the spindle shaft diameter (A). From here we'd have all the info about your spindle which would lead us to the correct replacement.
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