Trailer question

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Ah..take the trailer to the autoparts store..perhaps a NAPA..and ask em for a grease cap. They will have one. Or simply use a dial caliper and measure the hole..and find one to fit.

As for question #2..you will need electric brake drums.

Gunner

You will probably need to replace the hubs, as most of the time the electric brake assemblies are built into the hubs.

I've never seen a "auto" parts store that carried a good selection of trailer parts. For that try the following: Camping World (chain, tends to expensive), local RV parts and supply store, a commercial utility trailer dealer and Northern Tool (on-line or store)

I took it to a trailer store and they did not have any.

To replace the hubs, how do I determine the correct hub to buy? (I am new to trailers). Maybe I dont need brakes, but it would be nice.

This is what you need along with a brake controller and a battery for the break away function.

A lot of home-built utility trailers used truck/car front ends/rear ends as either some or all of the axle components. Six lugs would seem to indicate a larger truck. There are a number of stud spacings on these, no way of telling what the donor vehicle was. For electric brakes, you'll end up replacing hubs, drums and wheels, probably, might as well get another trailer.

You might find a grease cap at NAPA in one of the bins, trailer/RTV supplier or truck parts supplier. Or since this IS RCM, make one.

Hydraulic lines would seem to indicate maybe origin from another vehicle, possibly a refugee from one of those telescoping hydraulic brake units that rentals put on the trailer tongues attached to the hitch and work going down hill, or a electric/hydraulic unit that's been snaffled off somewhere/sometime.

Stan

Since there are hydraulic lines on what I have, what about hydraulic surge brakes? (I will check on those bearngs).

Those are 5 lug, my current wheels are 6 lug.

You are probably right, not worth puttign brakes on it, but why would I have to replace the wheels?

stryped has brought this to us :

You can search for ElecDraulic brakes. Converts the electric brake control signal into hydraulic. Pricey though.

Wayne D.

You are probably right, not worth puttign brakes on it, but why would I have to replace the wheels?

Autoparts store will have the axle dust cover. Just measure the ID of the hub where it attaches.

Those are 5 lug, my current wheels are 6 lug.

Robert

You need to make some measurements to see what the size the hub-axle connection is and match that

Brakes, it depends on your local laws and the weight of the trailer. But just about any, except the smallest, requires brakes.

Was your trailer "factory" built or homemade?? take it by a big auto salvage yard & see if they look like front wheels off car or pickup. there are a lot of trailer axle mfgrs also--Google that. Jerry

I think this was definitely made. Had cut hyraulic line, bleeder screw, etc on back. From the back hub looks small but it is a 6 lug,

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While I am at it, does anyone have a good way to make my own fenders without a bender or shear?

Then all you have to do is connect the two wheels to a Tee ftg in middle of axle, put in a piece of flex line to an anchor point on trailer & plumb it to a surge brake cylinder on tongue of trailer--( if surge brakes are legal in your area.)