Left Hand Wheel Bolt Needed
Hi All, I have an old Fleetwood trailer from the 70's and on the left side, the wheel bolts screw in, but they are all left handed, so they screw in by turning left instead of right. Well, when I w...
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matthewijenkins wrote:
Maybe I could put a tapered, LH nut under the previously mentioned Fastenal hex head to get the torque I need? Yes it is just one of four. Right now I'm riding around with three :/ And yes, those Dextar rims are exactly what I have.
Down the road if you wanted to change to modern 5 bolt pattern rims you can write down the casting numbers on the drum and call Dexter (provided the drums are original Dexter).
ASK for Technical Support at Dexter, they were able to cross my current trailer Star drums over to 3500 lb axles by using the drum casting numbers..
When I bought my current trailer the seller didn't have a spare for it :(
I bought my drums at Tractor Supply for $125 per pair and they fit perfectly!
That allowed me to buy new painted steel rims for $35 each..
You do need to check the back spacing, the star rims are a bit deeper back spacing (at least the ones I had).
