etrailer Self-Adjusting Electric Trailer Brake Review Video

We recently had a short training session in which the difference between our brakes such as #AKEBRK-10R and Dexter brakes were revealed. The biggest difference is the brake pad material. It is thicker on our house brand brakes. Also, on our brakes…

I'm not sure why they said those were your only options, but we do have the correct replacement oil seal for your Dexter 10k hub from 2006, and is the exact replacement for a National 370150BG: - Unitized Oil Seal #10-51 The #10-51 has an inner…

The biggest difference between the servo styles that you'll notice is between free backing plates and the others. The free-backing plates will allow your trailer to back up without having the brakes lock up. With surge brakes typically when you…

Unitized oil seals such as #10-63 for example are different than regular grease seals. Unitized seals have an inner part that stays fixed to the spindle on the axle and its outer case rotates with the trailer hub. You would remove and reinstall a new…

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.

Although we do not have a schematic for the 7 bolt mounting pattern, I do have the measurements for the patterns. The 7 bolt mounting patterns for both the Electric Trailer Brake with Dust Shield, Right #AKEBRK-10R and Left #AKEBRK-10L, varies…

I was able to cross reference the Dexter Hub/Drum 8-415 to the Dexter Trailer Hub Drum Assembly part #8-430-5UC3 which should be an exact replacement. I don't have any depth measurements of the above/drum but what you would need to measure to…

Your Dexter axle SN 125272197 came with the Dexter Electric Brake Kit #23-450-451. It uses the following bearings and seals. Inner Bearing #387A Outer Bearing #25580 Inner Race #382A Outer Race #25520 Oil Seal #10-51 Oil Cap #RG04-300

The #BP04-240 and #BP04-245 are really for all intents and purposes the same brake shoe and work with the same assemblies. The #BP04-240 are made by Dexter and the #BP04-245 are made by Redline, who manufacture a wide variety of replacement parts for…

To determine the size of the brake assemblies you need you have to measure the depth and width of the hub drum on the axle like what you see in the picture I attached. The most common size is 2-1/4 inch wide like the #T4071600-500 that you…

Thank you for your purchase of the Electric Trailer Brake Kit w/ Dust Shields part #AKEBRK-10. In some cases, you can remove the spindle nut with a set of channel locks but in others you will need to use a socket and ratchet or even possible a…

Trailer wheel lug nuts that are 1/2-inch inside diameter typically have a 20-TPI thread pitch (20 threads per inch). Most lug nuts also use a 60-degree-coned profile like #CE11051, but a 90-degree like #STN569 is also available for 9/16-inch studs.…