What Are The Wires Inside An Axle Used For?

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What are the wires in the axle tube for abs where do they hook up

asked by: Rick L

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The wires that are routed through an axle, like the etrailer.com # e43SR, are there to connect electric brakes together (see included picture). You do not have to use them if you prefer not to, but as they are more protected than an exposed wire, it doesn't hurt to use them either. If you will not be using brakes or will be routing your own wires, you can either cut them off, or cap them off to protect the ends.

expert reply by: Lazer S

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etrailer.com Axle e43SR Brake Wires
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Answer 1

Hey Liam. All of our 10" brake assemblies like item #23-454-455 have a 4-bolt brake mounting flange. The Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly item #8-407-5UC3-EZ you were looking at is not available in a 12" drum. We do not have a 12" braking…

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Answer 2

Hey, Jim! I took a trip out to the warehouse to get the measurement of the TorkLift FastGun Apex, part TL53SV, for you. From top of the hook to the bottom of the main body is about 16-1/4". The length without the hook at the top it's…

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Answer 3

If your trailer has 7 wires running all the way back to the brakes, then yes, you can tap into the existing wiring. Each of your new brakes will have two wires for the brake magnet. One wire is for 12 volt power to the brake magnets and the other…

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Answer 4

That's a very good question, we tend to be extra cautious and say to use 10 gauge wire because that would be more than enough. When you get into longer trailers that will end up using a lot of wire the heavier gauge wire becomes more necessary.…

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Answer 5

It's very common for new trailer brakes to not feel as strong as you'd think they would be. With self adjusting brake assemblies like the #AKEBRK-35-SA the trick is to apply the brakes several times as each time they will click a little bit…

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Answer 6

It is a good idea to pre-adjust self adjusting brakes like the #AKEBRK-35-SA when installing them but it's not required as they will adjust themselves with enough applications but you'd just need to be aware of it.

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Answer 7

The torque figure to use when tightening the nuts that hold the Electric Trailer Brake Kit #AKEBRK-35-SA to your spindle bracket is 45 to 50 ft lbs of torque.

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Answer 8

You will want to remove your spring hangers and then weld them in a position that allows the shackles to hang properly. On a spring that is 26 inches eye to eye on center and a single axle trailer you will want the hangers to be up to 1/2 inch less…

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Answer 9

To correctly measure a leaf spring, you'll want to jack the trailer up on jack stands so the axle is hanging freely, then measure directly across from the center of one spring eye to the other, as shown in the provided diagram. The height of the…

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Answer 10

We don't have a way to look up the length of your leaf springs as that's not something that a record was kept for. But I can say that nearly every 3,500 lb axle spring out there needs the 25-1/8 inch replacement like the part #e54SR so while…

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Answer 11

Hey Charlie, thanks for reaching out! For that exact brake assembly you'll need part #23-105. The Kit #23-105-106 you found has both the Left #23-105 and the Right #23-106 brake assemblies. Usually when you replace something on one side of the…

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Answer 12

If you are referring to two white wires from the brake magnet that are coming from the rear of each electric brake assembly, then it would not matter which wire is connected to ground and which wire is used for the brake feed. The magnet that…

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