toasted wheel bearing

Thanks for all of the quick replies, much appreciated.

Smkettner, always interested in upgrades while I'm repairing, what kind of suspension upgrades? And what is the advantage of disc?

Read through this thread by fellow forum member JBarca. He replaced an axle and also fabricated an alignment system into the mounts so he could dial in the alignment.

No real alignment except to get the axle parallel to the others. Only a slight amount of play where the axle pad hits the spring. Otherwise it is just a bolt on swap. There is no camber, caster or toe adjustment on a straight axle.

Good time to upgrade the suspension also. Maybe even disc brakes if you will be keeping the trailer long term.

I'll disagree with those saying no adjustment... Depending on how you buy the axle, you very well might find yourself making sure you have the axle camber where it should be, positioning the perches, etc... So, if you are buying a "naked" axle you'll need to carefully parallel it to track with the axle(s) staying put.

There's no adjustment to them aside from bending or repositioning mounts. So it's an easy job to just swap them out. Just make sure the drums are pointing the right direction for brake function.

You'll need to support the frame to unload both axles. And it's good practice to replace the "U" bolts and not re-use the old ones. Brake wire splicing connections will have to be waterproof. Having an air gun helps.