10"/400# Axle - Brake Servicing Questions
Hello all-- Preparing to service bearings, seals, and brakes. 2011 Outback 250RS AL-KO 4400# Axles NOTE...I used a Trailer Aid Plus and it did a great job of lifting adjacent wheel of the grou...
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Called Dexter and was told the AL-KO T44 (4400#) axle is OBSOLETE. No axles/parts have been made since 2015. NO Dexter parts are interchangeable. So, basically if you own this axle and need parts, you are SOL!
Sad to know you have perfectly good axles, that are not that old, but you are now unable to maintain/service due to unavailable parts....SAD!
So....I have decided to repack bearings and add new seals to each wheel and call it good. If I find a bad shoe or other bad brake part, as I disassemble each wheel, I'll deal with it as it comes.
After a few trips, if we really like the the trailer and the floor plan, we can then decide to either change out axles or sell it or purchase a newer unit.
My Trailer:
2011 Keystone Outback 250RS
This is / was a very popular floor plan
NOTE: Cost of each axle, custom built to my specs, is $650. That includes a 4200# axle (My GVWR is 7500#), new complete brake assemblies, bearings, races, and seals. For 4 new leaf springs, and 4 new U bolt kits an additional $300 for all. This is NOT installed. but picked up locally.
Sad to know you have perfectly good axles, that are not that old, but you are now unable to maintain/service due to unavailable parts....SAD!
So....I have decided to repack bearings and add new seals to each wheel and call it good. If I find a bad shoe or other bad brake part, as I disassemble each wheel, I'll deal with it as it comes.
After a few trips, if we really like the the trailer and the floor plan, we can then decide to either change out axles or sell it or purchase a newer unit.
My Trailer:
2011 Keystone Outback 250RS
This is / was a very popular floor plan
NOTE: Cost of each axle, custom built to my specs, is $650. That includes a 4200# axle (My GVWR is 7500#), new complete brake assemblies, bearings, races, and seals. For 4 new leaf springs, and 4 new U bolt kits an additional $300 for all. This is NOT installed. but picked up locally.
