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Veebyes
Explorer II
Jul 26, 2015

Axle install

We met up with a nasty highway dip last year & the dip won. Unaware of the damage till tire wear told the tale.

Bought a new axle & now need to get it installed. I do most of my own work but this is beyond my capability as a some welding is involved putting the spring locator perches in place.

Any thoughts in time & price involved in changing out the axle & changing over brake drums & bearings?
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  • RCMAN46's avatar
    RCMAN46
    Explorer
    Jul 27, 2015
    allen8106 wrote:
    RCMAN46 wrote:
    Make sure you get a good welder that has welded trailer axles before.

    The trailer axle tube is almost paper thin and is a challenge to weld.


    You don`t weld on the axle. It should bolt to the leaf springs. The leaf springs bolt to brackets welded to the frame.


    Read what the OP has in the first post. He indicated that the spring perches needed to be welded on the axle tube!

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