All About the etrailer Electric Trailer Brakes w/ Dust Shields Video

I went out to our warehouse to measure the Dexter Trailer Brake Drum #9-44-1 drum for you. From the inside wall to the inside lip the measurement is 4-1/2 inches where it will come to the dust shield of the brake assembly where it mounts to the axle…

Yes, the left and right hand assemblies of the kit part number #AKEBRK-10 are available as part numbers #AKEBRK-10R for the right hand side and part #AKEBRK-10L for the left hand side. The kit does not include anything beyond just the two assemblies…

I currently have three diffrent self-adjusting assemblies for your boat trailer with 10" x 2-1/4" electric drum brakes which are attached for you below. eTrailer Electric Trailer Brake Kit part #AKEBRK-35-SA (3,500 Axles) Dexter…

The easiest way to power your electric jack off of the 7-way and/or the battery is to install the Trailer Wiring Junction Box - 7 Terminals item #3375601100 and connect your jack to the 12v circuit that your battery would also be connected to. This…

It sounds like you may have weighed the truck first and then attached the trailer and weighed the truck and trailer together on the scale; that would be the only way I can think of that you would get 12,000 lbs. What you want to do is weigh your…

It is highly likely that you can carry 5,000 pounds on two 3,500 pound axles. The carrying capacity of two 3,500 pound axles is 7,000 pounds. The axles support not only the cargo's weight but also the weight of the trailer's frame and body.…

Thank you for the picture! I reached out to my contact at Dexter and your axle is indeed a 10000lb axle, but with the axles age they were unable to confirm the oil seal or bearings used. With that said your axle being a general duty 10000lb axle…

Sounds like you are missing your trailer connector. I have a couple options for you depending on how far back your wire was cut off. The first is the Pollak Black Plastic, 7-Pole, RV-Style Trailer Connector - Trailer End item #PK12706. This is just…

The Dexter Hub #8-288-3UC1 has 5/8" wheel bolts. For 5/8 inch lug nuts torque them to 175 - 225 foot pounds.

To tighten the spindle nut on the end of your spindle, go ahead and put your Hub Assembly, like part #8-288-3UC1, on your spindle. Tighten it down to about hand tight and then back it off about 1/4 of a turn. Backing it off helps to keep everything…

The retaining ring is what allows the wheel to center on the lug nuts as they are torqued down since the wheels are flat. So if you removed the #33-52-1 the wheel wouldn't center as you tighten it and the wheel definitely not go down the road…

You need the Wheel Retaining Ring #33-52-1 for your 10K axles and wheels. This ring has the single tab and will allow you to use your current flat faced wheel with Coned Lug Nuts #6-109. The retaining ring will sit outside the the wheels(see image).…