How Do Axles Attach to a Trailer or Mobile Home Frame

Question:

How do we put the axles together we can figure it out

asked by: Irving H

Expert Reply:

The first thing you should know is that if you went and got 3 mobile home axles then they would have to be new, never used, because they are meant for one-time use only. If you have 3 regular axles then they should be fine as long as they are in good working order.

Axles attach to a frame through the suspension. The axles are attached to the leaf spring stacks with a u-bolt kit and the leaf springs are bolted to hangers that are welded to the bottoms of the frame rails.

Assuming that you do not have any of the parts you will need the following items to mount the axles to the mobile home frame:

6 double-eye leaf springs
2 front hangers
4 center hangers
2 rear hangers
4 equalizers
16 shackle straps
24 shackle bolts
6 springs seats (if there aren't any already welded to the axles)
6 u-bolt sets (for a total of 12 u-bolts)
6 u-bolt plates

I have included a link to the trailer suspension main page and a help article on double-eye spring suspension for you.