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U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 3,500-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 5-1/2" Long U-Bolts
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U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 3,500-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 5-1/2" Long U-Bolts

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Mount your round, 2-3/8" diameter axle to your trailer's leaf springs with this U-bolt kit. U-bolts, plates and nuts included. Great Prices for the best trailer suspension parts from Dexter. U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 3,500-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 5-1/2" Long U-Bolts part number APUBR-1 can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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Dexter Trailer Suspension Parts - APUBR-1

  • U-Bolt Kits
  • Camper
  • Car Hauler
  • Utility Trailer
  • Round Axle - 2-3/8 Inch
  • 5-1/2 Inch Long
  • 3500 lbs
  • 7/16 Inch Diameter
  • Dexter

Mount your round, 2-3/8" diameter axle to your trailer's leaf springs with this U-bolt kit. U-bolts, plates and nuts included.


Features:

  • Attaches trailer axle to leaf springs
  • Includes:
    • (4) 5-1/2" Long U-bolts
    • (2) U-Bolt plates for 1-3/4" springs
    • (8) 7/16"-20 Hex nuts
  • Spring seats required for mounting axle to leaf spring sold separately


Specs:

  • Axle diameter: 2-3/8"
    • Typical 3,500-lb axle
  • Spring width: 1-3/4"
  • Dimensions: see below


U-Bolt Diagram



K71-731-00 U-Bolt Kit for 3,500-lb Round Trailer Axles

Replaces APUBR-1




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Video of U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 3,500-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 5-1/2" Long U-Bolts

Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.




Video Transcript for Comprehensive Review: U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 3,500-lb, Round Trailer Axles

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the Redline U-bolt kit for mounting 3500 pound round trailer axles. These are 5 1/2 inch long U-bolts. The part number is APUBR-1.Now, when replacing your axle, it's a really good idea to also replace the U-bolts. These are a pretty cost effective item you can get and ensure that you're going to have excellent, excellent hold with your axle to your springs. You can see this is going on a floor spring pack. The opening on them is going to be 2 3/8 inch, so it's going to fit the outer tube diameter of our axle here.

It comes with the new lower plate, and also four new flange nuts that allows you to secure that end, keep everything locked tight, so you don't have any issues for a very long time.Now we're going to remove the four nuts on the bottom here that hold our axle down, and they hold the U-bolts here. When replacing an axle, generally you're going to replace these as well, just because these can kind of stretch over time. So, if these nuts won't come off, you can also just cut your U-bolts on each side.Now we're going to grab our new U-bolt kit and place these down and around, just like our old U-bolts were, and when we we'll replace the bottom bracket up on the U-bolts we'll see the hole here in the middle. That's meant for that nut to come down through, and then in each position we'll install one of the flange nuts.Now we'll go through and you're evenly going to tighten down our bolt. We'll get them snugged up first and then we can torque them.

For these nuts you'll want to use a 19 millimeter 3/4 inch socket. Notice we're tightening them evenly, but in a crossing pattern.That's going to compete our look at the U-bolt mounting kit for 3500 pound round trailer axles, part number APUBR-1.

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Mount your round, 2-3/8" diameter axle to your trailer's leaf springs with this U-bolt kit. U-bolts, plates and nuts included.

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