Changing an Axle
Hello,
I think I have a bent axle on my dual axle trailer because on the rear tires, the insides are wearing faster than the outsides. So I've been calling a few places locally to get it done and am realizing that I can do it a lot cheaper and on my own timeline if I do it myself. I also need to do the brakes on the trailer and plan on doing that myself as well because that looks fairly simple.
So my question is how complex is it to change an axle? From the little research I've done so far it looks fairly simple, unbolt the old one and bolt the new one on. Am I missing something or is it really that simple? Should I change out the leaf springs (they are fine as far as I can tell) or just replace the axle itself? Any suggestions? Any good YouTube videos to watch on how to do it?
Thanks,
Mike
I think I have a bent axle on my dual axle trailer because on the rear tires, the insides are wearing faster than the outsides. So I've been calling a few places locally to get it done and am realizing that I can do it a lot cheaper and on my own timeline if I do it myself. I also need to do the brakes on the trailer and plan on doing that myself as well because that looks fairly simple.
So my question is how complex is it to change an axle? From the little research I've done so far it looks fairly simple, unbolt the old one and bolt the new one on. Am I missing something or is it really that simple? Should I change out the leaf springs (they are fine as far as I can tell) or just replace the axle itself? Any suggestions? Any good YouTube videos to watch on how to do it?
Thanks,
Mike
