Trailer axles??

[Blue_Runner]

Stinky,

I just finished completely re-building my trailer. It is a 1978 Cox tandem axle. The galvanized framing looked great, everything else looked like stinky (no pun intended).

When I got the axles off and pulled the hubs, I wiped away the old grease from the axle and the axles looked like new. There was surface rust on the axle mid-section (not the part where the hubs go) that was easily taken care of with a wire brush.

So, with that in mind, there was no need to replace my axles. I put new bearings, u-bolts, springs, wheels, tires, bearing buddies, and a couple of good coats of rustoleum paint on the axle mid-section and the U-bolts. Cost me about $350.

Just my opinion, but I wouldn't buy new axles unless you see that they are worn once you pull the hubs.

Good luck, and get yourself some power/air tools to remove those old U-bolts (or just break them if you can, as someone else has posted). They're hell on the arms!!

Blue