Dexter Axle Trailer Hubs and Drums - Hub - 84550BX Review Video

If your Carson trailer uses a standard spindle, you will need the Dexter Trailer Hub Assembly, #84550BX. This hub assembly includes lug nuts, L68149 inner bearing and race, L44649 outer bearing and race, grease cap and grease seal. If you have a…

With the options being as limited as they are for the 5 on 5-1/2 bolt pattern, I do recommend changing to something more common, specifically the 5 on 4-1/2 bolt pattern. This is very widely available and it will not only give you more options for…

The Trailer Hub Assembly for 3,500 lb Axles, #84550BX, was confirmed by Dexter to be the assembly which replaced part 8-208, but please note that it does have a 5 on 5 bolt pattern, and you mentioned yours was a 5 on 4.5. To determine which bolt…

There is no specific torque rating for the castle nut that holds your hub in place. We recommend tightening the castle nut down until it stops, and then backing it off to the next notch wheel the tang washer will fit into the castle nut. Over…

The Taskmaster ST205/75R15 Radial Trailer Tire #TTWTRTM2057515C would work well for you. It is the same size as your f78-15st and is a radial. A radial tire flexes more than a bias tire, giving it better ground contact, traction, stability, and tread…

The F78/15 stated in modern tire size terms would be a 205/75-15. When you need replacement tires, I'd recommend going with a radial tire because radials do a better job of shedding heat. Excessive heat build-up is the number one cause of…

Since most trailer manufacturers do not make wheel and tire information available to the general public, it is hard for me to tell you what size lug nuts you have on the wheel. I can tell you they do have caps over them. The most common size of lug…

The Dexter Trailer Idler Hub Assembly #84550UC1-EZ comes pre-greased with LMX Red Grease such as Plews Edelman #L11390. The Plews red grease is petroleum based and the UltraLube is bio-based but both are cross-compatible so you can use either.

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…

From the numbers you provided it sounds like you need replacement grease seals. In my research, the grease seals I found with the GS-1719DL number have a 1.72 inside diameter and 2.565 outside diameter. The replacement double lip grease seals you…

Each of the trailer idler hubs with a 5 on 5" bolt pattern are a fit for 3,500 lb axles and use inner bearing #L68149 (1.378" inner diameter), outer bearing #L44649 (1.063" inner diameter), and grease seal #58846 (1.719" inner…

The 1/2" diameter studs on the Trailer Idler Hub Assembly for 3,500-lb E-Z Lube Axles - 5 on 5 - Pre-Greased Item #84550UC1-EZ are 1-5/16 in length.