Dexter Torflex Axle

[4aSong]

Would like to service wheel bearings and brakes and was wondering if the Dexter Torflex axle can be driven onto leveling blocks in order to raise one wheel off the ground for servicing. Prefer to not raise both wheels at the same time.

[westend]

I raise my Torflex axles by jacking under the frame and I use jack stands or blocking. IMO, it's safer to raise the frame than supporting one axle on a set of leveling blocks.

[69_Avion]

Jack it up from the frame as recommended by the manufacturer. Your owners manual should state where to jack it up from.

[LarryJM]

4aSong wrote:
Would like to service wheel bearings and brakes and was wondering if the Dexter Torflex axle can be driven onto leveling blocks in order to raise one wheel off the ground for servicing. Prefer to not raise both wheels at the same time.

I would not recommend it since that is needlessly overstressing the non raised wheel. These TorFlex axles even have the warning to not tow in a significantly non level attitude due to that putting more stress on the axle on the low side of the trailer. IMO it is much better to use the frame to raise the wheels for servicing. Will things immediately fall apart and break ... NO, but as I said in my first sentence WHY DO IT AT ALL when a better and more correct method is a viable alternative.

Larry

[3oaks]

Sure, that's the way I have been servicing mine ever since I bought my TT new in 2006.