How Far Does Grease Seal Install into Dexter Trailer Hub

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How far does the rear seal get pressed in . The old one was flush with the hub

asked by: Joe

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Expert Reply:

When installing trailer hub grease seals you want to install them flush with the surface of the hub.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

The photo you sent in is of the Brake Dust Shield #BP15-085 which fits both the Left-Hand #23-450 and Right-Hand #23-451 Dexter Axle 12-1/4" electric brake assemblies. If these are installed on your 10K axle and you're needing to make sure…

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Answer 2

An oil seal like Redline part #9103309 installs in the back side of the hub (the side nearest the trailer's frame) with the sides or "legs" of the seal inserted into the hub's bore. This means that the flat metal surface of the seal…

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Answer 3

Based on your photo it does appear you have the BTR spindle that takes the 1.063 inch inner bearings. The fact that it isn't a digital caliper with the precision of that thousandth does leave slight ambiguity but I am still confident you will…

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Answer 4

If the spindle is 1 inch in diameter exactly at both bearing locations then they are L44643 bearings. If it is slightly over 1 inch then they are L44649 bearings. You can also measure the inner diameter of the bearing and that will help. And if you…

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Answer 5

Dexter recommends a SAE 90, SAE 80W-90 or SAE 75W-90 oil to be used. I recommend the Kodiak Synthetic Bearing Oil for Oil Bath Hubs #XLPROLUBE as it is a synthetic 90 weight oil that helps reduce friction and to keep bearings cool. Since your cap was…

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Answer 6

When installing a seal at the back of a hub the outer part of the seal will need to be flush with the hub. I have linked a video that should help. You could watch the whole video or fast forward to the 1 minute, 50 second mark to see the seal…

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Answer 7

You are correct, the shorter shoe should be forward on electric brake assemblies like the 12 inch Electric Brake Assembly, #23-105, that your selected. In my experience, the shorter shoe is always the shoe that is pressed against the drum first, and…

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Answer 8

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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Answer 9

Even though I cannot comment specifically on the grease you used because I am not familiar with it, I can tell you the best grease for trailer bearings is a a grease with a rating of GC-LB, which just means it is made to withstand very high…

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Answer 10

A BT8 spindle would have a diameter of .99 of an inch where the bearings would both install and would have a diameter of 1.24 where the great seal would ride. That would require a hub part #AKIHUB-440-2-1K for an idler hub. A BTR spindle would have…

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Answer 11

To determine the size of the hub assembly you need to purchase you have to determine which bearings are in the old assembly. If the old assembly has L44649 inner bearings, you would use the hub you chose #8-258-5UC1. If the inner bearings are marked…

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Answer 12

You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

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