Flipping my axle!

Lwiddis wrote:
Since neighbor is a mechanic, he/she can flip TT/5er axles? That doesn’t follow to me.

Next door is actually an independent repair garage with 3 primary mechanics and a couple helpers. My TT is a single axle. A little different from the guy next door with a hoist in the tree ;) He has two large bays and two car size bays. Contracts with local FEDEX, UPS, PENNDOT, and some of the various LEO groups. Certified PA inspection station.

Dusty R wrote:
What is in the kit?
I've got a 20' flat bed trailer that I moved the springs to on top of the axels, didn't need any extra parts.

New U bolts, nuts, mounting plates. My mechanic only used two of the four plates and reused the existing original parts. So I have the extras.
Reason is the axles are supposedly crowned. So you keep the axles, brakes in the same orientation. After completing his first TT axle flip, my mechanic said there was no noticeable crowning and on a newer, unrusted TT, he would consider not using the kit.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Dusty R wrote:
What is in the kit?
I've got a 20' flat bed trailer that I moved the springs to on top of the axels, didn't need any extra parts.

I did the same on my 93 CarriLite with buying ZERO parts.

I guess you had axles with loose spring seats, or you cut them off and relocated them. To make it simple without risk of damage, new seats in the kit are welded to the opposite side.

Lynnmor wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Dusty R wrote:
What is in the kit?
I've got a 20' flat bed trailer that I moved the springs to on top of the axels, didn't need any extra parts.

I did the same on my 93 CarriLite with buying ZERO parts.

I guess you had axles with loose spring seats, or you cut them off and relocated them. To make it simple without risk of damage, new seats in the kit are welded to the opposite side.

Been several years. I just know it was a simple swap.

Finally got decent weather and flipped the WDH head to match the TT rise. Had to flip the stinger. Hard to judge/measure in my uneven yard, so I completely hooked the TT up with the WDH. TT seemed a little front high with the load bars attached so I moved it down one hole. Hooked everything back up and drove over to the High School bus lane for a fairly level hard surface (my test & measurement area). Measuring the TT box corners, TT was 1/2" front high. Going to run with that for now. All that hooking up, disconnecting, and resetting the hitch head twice flat wore this old man out.
Went out my driveway for the first time with the load bars in place, vice installing them on the road. My Hitch creaked so loud on the dip and turn that I thought I was dragging something. First thing I did at the HS was a complete walk around inspection.
Looking at my TV wheel well heights, I must be putting more weight on the truck from the WDH. TV front went down 3/16", rear also went down 1/4". I tried to park in the same place for measuring, in front of the same set of doors, near the curb. I did have about 170# more tongue weight than last time. Winter stored items under the TT front bed of stuff that is either thrown in the truck bed, placed in the TT hallway or in the rear under bunk storage requiring bunk latched up, all for ease of set up.