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Dexter Axle/
8 on 6-1/2 Inch/
For 5200 lbs Axles/
For 6000 lbs Axles/
For 7000 lbs AxlesItem # 42866UC3-EZ
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Install this hub-and-drum assembly on your trailer. Fits 5,200-lb to 7,000-lb E-Z Lube axles. Inner bearing (25580) and race, outer bearing (14125A) and race, grease seal, grease cap, wheel bolts, and lug nuts included.
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The grease cap on this hub-and-drum assembly is specially designed to work with your Dexter E-Z Lube axle to make lubricating bearings quick and easy. Just remove the plug on the grease cap, attach a grease gun to the zerk fitting on the end of the spindle, and inject the grease. It will flow easily to both inner and outer bearings. Not only does this make lubricating the bearings easy, but it also helps to prevent corrosion of the hub. This is because you can lubricate the bearings without the mess of taking apart the entire assembly.
The first number in the bolt pattern is the number of bolt holes. The second number denotes the diameter, in inches, of the circle on which the bolt holes sit.
On wheels with an even number of bolt holes, measure from the center of one bolt hole to the center of the hole directly across from it. (Example: 8 on 6-1/2 means 8 bolt holes with 6-1/2" from the center of one hole to the center of another on the opposite side.)
To determine the bolt-circle diameter on wheels with an odd number of bolt holes, measure from the center of any bolt hole to the point halfway between the two bolt holes directly across from the first. (Example: 5 on 4-1/2 means 5 bolt holes with 4-1/2" measured to a point halfway between the opposite bolt holes.)
Measuring the distance (D) from the center of one bolt hole on the wheel to the center of a bolt hole right next to it can also help to determine the bolt pattern.
Video of Dexter Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly - 5,200-lb to 7,000-lb E-Z Lube Axles - 12" - 8 on 6-1/2
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're gonna take a look at the Dexter Trailer Hub and Drum Assemblies.Now, there are several reasons why someone would want to change the hubs on their trailer. Either age, they're getting very old, the trailer's been sitting for a long time, moisture got inside, caused corrosion that way. Maybe the brake assembly itself locked up on you, it overheated that drum and we've got hot spots or cracking in it. Or you can have these machines where it can turn the drums, and you've just had it done so much that it's expanded too far, so where it's beyond the specification.Now, these drums are going work for 12-inch by two-inch brake assemblies. They're going be from the 52-hundred- up to the 7,000-pound axle, each one, and bearing kits rated for 35 hundred pounds. So a total of 7,000.Now, Dexter provides us with just about everything we're going to need.
We've got new lug nuts for our half-inch wheel studs. You got the new dust cap here and the easy-lube plug. Also, going to have two new bearings, inner and outer. And you're going to have your seal. So all in all, this is a way to completely replace all of these components, get it right back to factory fresh, and you'll have no problems with it heading down the road.Something else that I like, it's going to come with the eight lug nuts that we need, so we're not going to have to worry about our old ones if those we're cross threaded, if we had any kind of issues.
Everything's going to be fresh.Now, these offer heavy-duty iron construction. As you're putting them on, you can feel the weight and the density of them. And they're going to be designed to work with both the electric or hydraulic braking systems. And, as we can see right here, these are made right here in the United States.Now, to begin our replacement process, we're going to need to gather a few simple tools. Basically, we'll want a dead-blow hammer, a pair of channel locks, and needle-nose pliers.
These are really all we're going to need to get this replacement done.The first thing we need to do is get rid of our grease cap here on the end. Generally, we're going to tap outward. You can see that gap staring to increase. It'll pop off.Once that's out of the way, we've got a Cotter pin located right here. Get our Cotter pin out of there.Now, with our channel locks, we need to get ahold of this large nut here and get it removed.Now, as we take this apart, we want to salvage this washer right here.
This is our, kind of our thrust bearing there. And that's the only thing that doesn't come with our new drum assembly. We got new lug nuts, we've got a new cap, new bearings, new seals. This is that one component we want to be sure to hang on to when we put it back together.Now, we're just going to start working our hub assembly off. You see that old bearing. We're going to get rid of that.The brakes are kind of hanging up a little bit. We're going to be replacing those too, so I'm not too worried about them. So I'm just kind of using a pry bar just to get them worked off of here. And we'll slide it off.Now, as you can see, we've got all the grease off that spindle, got rid of all the old stuff. And this is our time to inspect it.We need to ensure, basically, that three main areas are in good shape. You got this ara here. This is going to be where the inner bearing rides. Nice and smooth, no issues there. Same thing out here, where our outer bearing goes.And then right in here on this wider area, you can see where it's real shiny there, that's where our seal is going to ride as it goes around. So we're just going to kind of rub our finger around there and make sure there's no nicks or dents or scratches or anything like that. What happens if we have that here is we fill this with grease, it's going to expand into our brakes, and that's not what we want.This one looks really good. If you have any discolored areas where it looks like it got hot, if you have any cracks that are running down through here, or if it looks like it's kind of been turned where the bearings have come apart and they're going to cause some issues, might be a candidate for replacement rather than just putting on hubs and drums.Now, the first step in getting our hub installed is going to be to pack our bearings. Now, you can do this by hand by just putting a big wad of grease in your hand there and then capturing it, forcing it in through here until it comes out of this upper portion. Or you can use a bearing packer, like what we've got here.Now, this we're going to put our cone down in the middle, and then we're going to force it down until grease comes through. You can see those red driplets all the way around here indicate we've got the grease all the way through.This is going to be our outer bearing. It's going to be closest to the outside. The larger bearing is going to be our inner bearing. Just get both of those full.Now, the larger inner bearing, we want to drop this in the back of our hub assembly. Now, we'll grab our seal and a dead-blow hammer. Now, if you don't have a dead-blow hammer, you can use a four-by-four block and a regular hammer. We just don't want to hit this with a metal hammer. It will probably deform it on us.We want to get that centered really well. We need to knock it down in. We want it to sit flush all the way around, just like that.Now, we're ready to grab our hub, and that's going to get slid right onto our spindle there. Just like that.Now, what I like to do is take our grease gun now, and we're going to pump that inside full. You can see these are not easy-lube spindles. These are standard spindles, but we wanted that double-lip grease seal back there. So now we'll just fill this interior cavity full.Now, we just going to slowly fill that up all the way around. It's going to get rid of any air pockets in there, make sure we don't have moisture that builds up, causes us corrosion issues.Now, I'll take our packed outer bearing. Let me get that slid up on there.We've got our washer. Remember we saved that from our removal process. And that's a new nut that comes with our axle kit.Now, we're going to use our channel locks. We're going to tighten this all the way up.Now, we're going to tighten this down. We're trying to compress everything, get everything seated properly. And we want to tighten that down to about 50 foot pounds.Once we get it there, without rotating our hub, we're going to loosen it back up and then just run it in finger tight.At that point, we've got our keeper. That's going to slide over. Just like that. And that'll keep that nut from backing off.Now, we've got our dust cap. We want to align that on the end of the hub, and with the dead-blow again, we're going . And we'll drive it in until it seats right down against the hub face. Like that.Then we've got our plug. That's going to go right on the end there. All right.And that's the same thing we're going to do for all four positions, depending on how many hubs you're changing.Now, to get these on properly, we want to tighten this in a star pattern. So we'll go from this on to the one opposite of it, come down to this one, and go to the one opposite of it. And you'll want to use a 21-millimeter socket. Once you get them down to the ground, torque them to specification.And that's going to complete our look at the Dexter Trailer Hub and Drum Assemblies.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (61 Customer Reviews)
Install this hub-and-drum assembly on your trailer. Fits 5,200-lb to 7,000-lb E-Z Lube axles. Inner bearing (25580) and race, outer bearing (14125A) and race, grease seal, grease cap, wheel bolts, and lug nuts included.
Perfect fit ! My 29 year old trailer runs like its new again. 513721
This is exactly what I need for an on-the-road repair! I ordered a second because I had a wheel-lug issue on I-95, and this kit got me rolling again! Thanks for offering a very complete setup at a great price. Finally, the free shipping is EXCELLENT! With some vendors "free shipping" means "you will receive it sometime next year." Not etrailer.com! Thanks! 122691
Still going strong! Excellent value, quality, reliability!
Al - 03/31/2015Great product and exact replacement for our 42ft Keystone Montana High Country 375FL. Fast shipping and correct part is extremely important as we are full time RVers and with limited time. I've ordered several items over the years and always received great service. 585929
These guy's at etrailer are hard to beat! Customer care is over the top. That's why Allison Creek does business with etrailer. 335918
Have not installed yet products look good I was very happy with the service 506559
Everything exactly as ordered. Fast shipping. Great customer service. 483813
Second time buying from etrailer. and second time I've received great service before and after receiving product. The products came in great shape and were and exact fit! Good quality at a comparable price. Thanks again etrailer 434708
Have a landscaping business. Just did a major brake rebuild on a 15 year old backhoe trailer. Great products, great price, excellent customer service!! Thanks 482737
Overall pleased, arrived on time although boxes were pretty beat up in transit. Not pleased with the hub seal. Doesn't seem correct for the EZ lube Dexter and blew two of the 4 out trying to geese them as specified In the instruction. My old seals where way better and had a two piece look to them and had not failed after 5 yrs of use. Now I get to pull it all back apart and source better deals...... 280363
Was great that the trailer hub and drum included new pressed in races with bearings, grease seal, nut and keeper. The convenience of having everything in one package saves you the hassle trying to look up and order these components separately. Likewise, the trailer brake assemblies. take old assy off, put new one on w 5 bolts. Glad the instructions included proper torque spec. Else - how would you know? Had to lightly sand slight bevel (1/64 ") at outer edge of each brake shoe. Drum fit quite tight or wouldn't fit at all w/o slight edge bevel to allow you to get it started. 717775
Everything fit great. However one of the bearings had been damaged. We were able to get a new bearing locally. 707297
You just can’t beat etrailer’s support. They have full knowledge of the products they sell and are great to work with. I put together my wish list to upgrade my fifth wheel wheels and hubs, Steve went through the list piece by piece to ensure the proper fit and compatibility of each item. I felt much better after the call knowing I had all the correct parts. I also called back with a question during the installation phase, I worked with a very knowledgable technician, very helpful. Thanks to all in etrailer. 646685
I ordered this as spare hub assembly for my 5th Wheel RV. We are leaving next month on a 5000+ mile, 3 month trip. I figure if I have a bearing go bad I can swap out the whole hub and be back on the road in no time. The hub is the same Dexter hub that I have on my rig now. Shipping was fast and free, Helen was great, helping me find the part numbers of some of the other accessories that I needed to have spares of. Speaking of shipping I had checked other places for the hub and while the price was similar the freight charges were half the price of the hub. I will definitely be giving trailer my business going forward. 605388
Very comprehensive kit, everything is included. Fast shipping. 604416
Great website! Easily found the right parts, ordered late afternoon on Friday and had parts delivered early Tuesday 601226
Quality as expected. Rugged unit designed for use with Timbren axle-less setup. 598253
order slow to ship 596351
good products...excellent shipping time. could not believe how fast they arrived. 593573
Very pleased with the order process and the product. Very easy to install. I replaced hubs ,bearings and electric brakes on my fifth wheel 593543
great parts 583884
Nice part fit my trailer perfect. Super fast shipping and excellent customer service. 566871
Parts are holding up great
Justin - 09/20/2019Parts arrived two days ahead of estimated time with free shipping. Hubs were in perfect condition and the exact ones needed. 541933
Excellent
Michael - 07/15/2019Fast shipping and helpful customer serv ice 526318
Best prices and fast delivery. I wont be looking anywhere else! 503993
I purchased these to upgrade my Fifth wheel from Six lug to 8 Lug. It is a quality Dexter part and fit my alko hayes T52 axel perfectly. I got these parts in two day! My only complaint is that the bearings and seals are packager in plastic bag. This allows them to band around during shipment. I had a pretty good dent in one of the bearing cages. It was cosmetic, but bearings are a precision part and should be treated better! 495476
Great customer service, they were friendly and helpful. 495372
Fast delivery by etrailer, easy to install. Thanks for the outstanding service. 495551
Once again, a great experience with order, shipping and product quality! Thanks etrailer. 469736
very quick service excellent customer service I will order from u all again 463776
wow impressive, hub and brake assembly arrived on time and installed easily .it doesn't get any better than that. 446942
Look like very good quality. 444242
Great product. 423518
Talked to Anthony, got my brake and drum order sorted, and out the door the same day!! Everything installed great, and 5th whl is ready to go again. Have purchased several items, and never a problem, but the most important thing is accurate order and fast shipping. TY 421074
Thanks so much etrailer for making me feel so much better/safer about carrying heavier loads in my trailer. Katrina also went the extra mile when it came to customer service and patience with my order. I had 15" six lug hub and drum assembly which held all I could load on them, like I said I just did not feel safe so I went with this hub and drum assembly which came with all necessary items for the install, and it allowed me to put 16" tires with a heavier weight rating. Very pleased. 405862
Awesome product 406223
The items ordered where exact fit and good quality. Very reasonably priced. 383326
Very heavy duty and also very easy to i nstall. 378756
Great product, I replace my all my hubs and brake assemblies on my 14k gooseneck trailer. I'm a 58 year old women and I didn't have any help with this job. I know if I can do this you can too. Very easy installation, the worst part was removing the old brake assemblies because the the bolts and nuts were rusty and hard to get a wrench on the nut.. The new parts was a breeze installing. 377030
Fair pricing and fast shipping on oem parts, couldn't be better. Only knock might be they shouldn't have packed thin gauge dust covers with cast iron hubs, small issue in the big scope. 371964
This hub was an exact replacement on my fifth wheel camper. It has served well for the last year. You all have wonderful service and great products. It's my pleasure doing business with you. 347403
Product has worked well, no problems. E Trailer is a great place to do business with and I feel they genuinely care about their customers and the products they sell. This is a rarity in today's world. 343991
Quality, fit, and performance has been very good. I would buy again. 334261
Great product. Everything worked great 330860
Worked Great. Came quickly 314951
Great sales staff ready to assist your every question! 311830
Great Price. Perfect installation. eTrailer knocks it out of the park every time. 290342
Product was as described Shipping was fast and on time Great place to do business with 266842
Great products low prices fast shipping 250938
Very happy with every aspect with the purchase of hubs for my 5th wheel RV. 246779
Puchased hub to put additional set of brakes to dual axle flatbed. Fit my Lippert no 602645 6000 lb axle. Have not test drove yet. Be sure to grab some bolts to fasten new brake assembly. Got new never adjust brakes which fit but got beat up in transport. Quick and free ship good selection and handy videos. 243170
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