Design of EZ-Lube Spindles to Allow Grease to Reach Inner and Outer Bearings  

For your spindle, I definitely recommend replacing the zerk fitting and not the entire spindle. Welding a replacement spindle requires a really steady hand of an experienced welder. The Dexter Axle EZ-Lube fittings is a standard 1/4 inch pipe thread…

You'd want the tang washer like the #5-101 that you referenced between the washer and the nut.

Whatever bearing kit you got likely came with both to give you options. Since you already had a tang washer on your spindle you can stick with the tang washer. Using the tang washer like the #5-101 with a D washer like the #5-23 would give you no…

Yes, the Dexter E-Z Lube Axles still require cleaning and repacking of the bearings every 12 months or 12,000 miles. The zerk fittings on the end of the spindle are to add new grease in between maintenance intervals but they are not designed to…

It's not common for the spindle number to be printed anywhere on the axle. That said, if you're looking for new bearings/races and seals all you need to do is note the capacity or measure. The easiest method would be to crawl under the…

The grease zerk used in their EZ Lube spindles like #TRU74FR is a standard 1/4-inch pipe thread fitting that you can replace with an item like #Gzerk. Your local hardware store may have one too. You can use a grease gun kit like #L30132 on this…

What I would recommend you do is extract as much of the old zerk fitting as you can and then going forward grease that hub by hand and you'll be totally fine if not better off than using the grease fittings. It's pretty easy to overfill EZ…

Actually it looks like your spindle had a standard zerk fitting on it at one point and it was possibly removed on purpose or accident. We don't have a way to install a new one. Honestly though you are better off without using this type of EZ lube…

I have attached a chart you can check out that describes the torque needed per wheel size, wheel stud size and material. For an 8-inch wheel with a 1/2-inch wheel stud the torque is 75 to 86 ft-lbs. For a 15 inch steel wheel with 1/2 inch wheel studs…

You can check the condition of your hub's races by carefully removing all bearing grease with a rag to expose the actual surface of the races. When they are completely free of grease, etc., inspect them for any signs of scoring (very slight…

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

The distance from the end of where the inner bearing sits to the brake mounting flange is 1-1/4 inches, as shown in the provided photo. I've linked to a product description video for the spindle you inquired about.