Lippert Installing Wrong Axles.
Grand Design who is the manufacturer of my rig has encountered serveral Lippert manufactured frames with the wrong axles installed. Unfortunately, this wasn't detected until the rigs were already del...
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MFL wrote:
Jim, correct me if I am wrong, but I always thought the Lippert 5200#, and the 6000# were the same axle, including brakes. I was thinking the only difference, was the 6000# axle had heavier duty bearings.
Jerry
I've seen others make the same claim about Dexter axles also....because they use a 12" x 2" brake.
A email from Dexter says;
...While the 5.2, 6 & 7K brakes are all 12x2 in size they do have different lining material, magnets and reinforcement of the metal backing plates.
Thanks
Jim Miller / Dexter Axle
