Install this hub-and-drum assembly on your trailer. For electric or hydraulic brakes. Fits 3,500-lb E-Z Lube axles. Inner bearing (L68149) and race, outer bearing (L44649) and race, grease seal, grease cap, and lug nuts included.
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This hub-and-drum assembly meets the requirements for certification by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). The CSA creates standards, which when complied with ensure a safe and quality product. This assembly underwent extensive testing to measure stopping distances when braking. This assembly has also been tested by QAI for braking performance in a complete automotive setup and under real-world conditions to provide the most realistic scenario for the everyday driver.
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.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're going to be taking a look at and also showing you how to install the eTrailer "Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly." These are designed for use on 3500 pound easy move axles. They have a 10-inch diameter and a bolt pattern of 5 on 5 inches. Part number is AKHD-550-35-EZ-K. Now, with the kit we're going to get our hub, which is nice. We're going to have brand new races inside of here. We got a brand new area here where our magnet's going to ride, so we're going to have superior contact and a completely new braking surface, so we know when our brake's engaged, they're going to do the job they're intended to do. Also, we've got our inner bearing, we've got our outer bearing.
We've got our seal and then it's even going to come with new lug nuts, our new "EZ Lube" cap, and the dust cover that's going to fit in there and keep all the dirt, moisture and grime out of our bearings. Now, if you're beginning your installation from scratch, we want to take our old tire off, of course, and we want to get our old hub off. There are a couple different methods of how they keep the hubs on and keep our bearings in place. This one has what they call a "capture nut." This nut just slides over the end of our actual nut and that's going to be a keeper there. Some of them will have cotter pins that slide through. Regardless, we'll want to either take off our cotter pin or we can just pop this off the end there.
You can see this little tab lines up with the flat spot on the axle. You then want to remove the nut and then we also want to take off our washer. Now, these things, we want to save all of these. A lot of times with the cotter pin, you will break it, so it's not a bad idea to have one of those on hand. Now what I like to do is get all the old grease off of the spindle here, that way we're starting fresh. Now, with our bearings, we want to pack these with new grease.
There's a couple different things out there, we even have a bearing packer available on our website. I just do it by hand. We're going to use red grease for non-marine applications. I got a trailer that won't be backed into the water. You'll want to use a marine quality grease if you are using it on a boat trailer or something of that nature. Then, it's just a matter of pushing the grease in to the gap that exists between the inner race here and the outer keeper.
You can see this little gap right here where you see that red grease. We want to force that through so eventually it comes out of the top side. Now with that packed full, we can drop this right in to the top of our new hub or what would be the back side of our new hub. Since your hands are already covered with grease, it's probably a good idea to do that outer bearing now as well. Now it's time for us to take our seal. We're going to place it right here on the back of our hub. We're going to be using part number PTW83020. This is a universal seal and race tool. You could also use a 4 by 4 block of wood or some kind of piece of wood on the back side of it to get it in. You just want to be careful. We'll just drive it in until it's fully seated, just like that. Now I'm going to take a little bit more of our grease and I'm just going to put it inside of our hub here. You don't have to do this, you could do it through the EZ Lube, but this will save you a little bit of time pumping on a grease gun. We're ready to slide it right on our spindle. A little wiggle to get that seal to set properly. Now our outer bearing can be slid on, just like that. We'll put on our retaining washer. We'll take our nut, we want to thread that on. Now, at this point, I like to put my tire back on, use the lug nuts to get it secured. That way, we can set the tension or seat our bearings properly and make sure we've got them tightened down appropriately. The way we'll set our bearing pressure here or seat our bearings properly, we want to spin our tire and then we'll want to keep tightening down our nut. Then, at a point, you're going to feel it get a little tension on it. You'll feel a little bit of drag there. We're going to loosen up just ever so slightly and then we'll slide our keeper back on here. We can grab our dust cap here. Then, again, using either a little block of wood or, in this case, just using the dead blow hammer, get that seated into position all the way around. Now we'll use our grease gun. We're going to add in grease and we'll see it come up right inside of that cap. That way we'll know it's full in there. Now you see we've got a little pocket of grease that goes all the way around there. That means that the entire inside of our hub is full and it was forcing its way out. Now it's just time to cap it off. Any time we need to service our bearings, we just pull that cap off and that grease inaudible 00:06:11 is going to be right there. Now all we have to do is grab our torque wrench. We'll torque down each of our lug nuts to make sure that they're set properly. Once we've got everything torqued down, we'll be ready to start using our trailer again. Now with our tire torqued down, that's going to complete our installation of the eTrailer Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly, part number AKHD-550-35-EZ-K.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (44 Customer Reviews)
Install this hub-and-drum assembly on your trailer. For electric or hydraulic brakes. Fits 3,500-lb E-Z Lube axles. Inner bearing (L68149) and race, outer bearing (L44649) and race, grease seal, grease cap, and lug nuts included.Converted Carson trailer front idler axle to electric brakes. Parts fit excellent. Customer service was superb even when I ordered wrong part.(my fault) The return of wrong part was handled very professional. Very happy with Etrailer parts quality and employees. 283246
You guys & Gals are on the ball everytime, Great service 748931
Was pleased with the whole packageEverything came in on time 745065
Installed four sets of these hubs and drums, along with new electric brakes, as part of a total trailer refurb a year ago. Had some challenges early on with one wheel overheating, but solved it with the help of etrailer's excellent tech support. Since then everything is fine and I couldn't be happier. 739280
These were great and came with bearings, dust seals, and new lugz. My old ones seemed a little warped. Nice paint on the outside, time will tell if it stands up to snow and salt. 729141
Poor quality 725194
The unit came well packed originally and was easy to install. Have used 22' tandem axle to haul mixed loads up to 5000 lbs at least 2 a month since rebuilding it completely and have had no problems stopping. only issue is lost a grease cap plug recently 707024
Parts we what they said and shipped fast and you can track them also 699835
Drums showed up when expedited. Customer service is great. 694020
Good product. Fit perfect, no complaint s. 678229
My original purchase was for a new weld on spindle with new drum/hub assembly with bearings for the other 3 wheels. I measured the wheel pattern wrong and by the time I had realized this I had installed everything. I reached out to etrailer for help and thanks to Hally C. she was able to remedy my issue with the right parts in about two days with little trouble at all. Thank you to etrailer for technical assistance and speedy delivery of new parts. Advice to anyone ordering hubs and drums remember the old saying about carpentry, measure twice and cut once, (in this case measure twice and order once) or you'll be like me and now own a hub/drum that's sitting on your shelf collecting dust because you don't own anything it fits (yet lol)! 674263
No problem with them thus far. Straightforward install with the bearings, races, and drums. 658517
Fit and function are great... Works as described... Still working good after 1 year in service... 645194
Everything arrived in perfect condition and in a very timely manner. This is a great company to do business with. Will use them again if I need parts. 633607
Very rugged looks like they will do the job for many years compact very well all the parts you need Out standing service for a trailer.com. 576035
Exactly what I needed. Perfect fit. 572530
Excellent service! My trailer brakes and hubs arrived on time and fast. I am very pleased and will use etrailer.com for all of my future trailer needs! 554358
still running, no problems 526801
Product Arrived as Described! 490763
I used these to replace the stock hubs on my tandem axle utility trailer. I've been using them for a year now and they work great. 485998
All parts included as quoted. Top quali ty 480907
Ordered a trailer Drum kit (5 by 5)... came at fair price, I am very pleased.. Shipping was fast and low cost (3 day priority) and was actually here in 2 days (bonus points) The drum coming with the race already pressed in was a huge help to be as I live way out in the sticks and am limited on tools . I will for sure use etrailer again should I need more parts to keep my landscape business going...Thank you 472371
your product is very good I would buy something off of you but I don't need any right now but that's very nice of you to asking makes good business sense 460739
Bruce - 12/16/2018The wheel seal and races were the wrong ones so i never used the drum. 440822
Fit and finish were great 427542
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