3,500 pound Dexter axle bearing pre-load?
I'm putting a new drum-brake system on a single-axle cargo trailer. It has a torsion suspension. I have the components ready to go and one of the old, non-brake assemblies removed. It occurred to me, ...
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Lynnmor wrote:
There is nothing with Dexters instructions, you just have to be able to read more than one sentence.
Dexter
Bearing Adjustment and Hub Replacement
If the hub has been removed or bearing adjustment is required,
the following adjustment procedure must be followed:
1.
After placing the hub, bearings, washers, and spindle nut
back on the axle spindle in reverse order as detailed in the
previous section on hub removal, rotate the hub assembly
slowly while tightening the spindle nut to approximately
50
Ft.
Lbs.
(12" wrench or pliers with full hand force.)
2.
Then loosen the spindle nut to remove the torque. Do not
rotate the hub.
3.
Finger tighten the spindle nut until just snug.
4.
Back the spindle nut out slightly until the first castellation
lines up with the cotter key hole and insert the cotter pin.
5.
Bend over the cotter pin legs to secure the nut.
6.
Nut should be free to move with only restraint being the
cotter pin
Isn't that what I've been saying all along? What you posted is how I do it.
