[AT] trailer brake parts

[Vaughn Miller]

I've not needed to do this yet, but I think I'll replace the whole assembly
when its time for new brakes.  I would clean and inspect the bearings, and
repack if they look good.  Consider getting new grease seals for the inside
of the hubs as well.  I'm pretty sure I have bought from etrailer.com
before, but it has been quite a while.

Vaughn

On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:

> I have had all good experiences with E-trailer.  I do, however, buy my
> brake parts locally.  It has become so that replacing the whole assy has
> not only become easier, but sometimes cheaper, and for sure quicker.  I
> have done both ways.  It just depends on which parts are needed.
>
> As for bearings, I clean, inspect, and reuse if they check out good.  I
> hand pack rather than rely on bearing buddies or EZ lube. I have one
> trailer with EZ lube and I do add a little grease to it from time to
> time and it does seem to work okay.  It does not have many miles on it,
> so I cannot be a very good judge.  That one I have not had any reason to
> take apart and inspect.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> On 3/13/2016 10:45 AM, Al Jones wrote:
> > My tractor hauling trailer needs new brakes.  In doing my research it
> > looks like it's easier and not much more expensive to just replace the
> > entire brake assemblies.  Have found some that are way cheaper than
> > OEMs (they are Dexter axles) on Etrailer.com.  Anyone ever dealt with
> > them?
> >
> > Would you replace the wheel bearings since everything's already apart
> > or just grease and re-use if they look ok?  Trailer is an '03 and
> > doesn't have tons of miles but most of the miles it has are pulling a
> > Cub, Super A, or similar.  It has the EZ Lube feature and I give them
> > a few pumps of grease now and then.  I'm going to pull it to Red Power
> > Roundup in Wisconsin this June and bring home a 3500 lb corn picker
> > and I want to make sure I get there and back with no issues!
> >
> > Al
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