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Timken Bearing Kit for Tie Down Engineering Hub 11033L  

Updated 02/05/2026 | Published 02/01/2026

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I have some measurements for my Rangertrail Turbo lube hubs. Tie Down Eng hub 11033L Seal measurements 1.717 shaft x 2.547 bore Bearings inner shaft - 1.374 Bearing outer shaft - 1.060 One bearing had a number and the other did not. L68149. So it looks like I need… L68149 L44649 L68111 L44610 Does the oil hubs take a different seal or bearings than grease hubs? I’m looking for Temkin races, bearings, seals and cotter pins. Thanks for the help

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Hey Aaron, the correct Timken bearing kit you need for your 3,500 lb axle (based on your bearing numbers) would be the part # TMK52VR. Now with that said a grease seal and an oil seal are different and we don't have an oil seal that matches the dimensions you need so you would need to go to grease or source the seal separately from somewhere else. Do you have oil currently?

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Aaron O.

2/5/2026

Hi Jameson, Could you contact Dexter and see if part DX49CR will work with TDE turbo lube oil hubs? It’s a three lip seal and Dexter know owns the axel side of Tie Down Engineering. I know a lot of people don’t like oil hubs but I’m not ready to make the switch for a few reasons. You can visually inspect the oil in the hub at any time. You’ll know instantly if you’re low or have water intrusion. Semi trailers have been using oil bath hubs for years without issue. Let me know what Dexter says about using oil with this seal.

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Jameson C.

2/5/2026

@AaronO It will work in the short term but it won't seal as well between the seal and the hub. The triple lip will work great on the spindle but not on the hub side. Oil is penetrative so without that tighter seal on the hub side it will seep over time. There are definitely advantages to oil but the big one that I personally get hung up on is that if the seal does fail with grease you'll make it home but with oil it will drain and destroy things before you know it happened.

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