No, unfortunately I have no idea. I sort of assumed (a dangerous thing I guess) that there was some sort of standard spacing. Easy enough to change the whole axle if need be. Just a matter of $$$.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 6:32 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES) R A Bennell wrote: > There are flanges for the brake backing plates. I was almost right. 7" drums are for 2,000lb axles. You'll never get 10" inside a 12" wheel. Do you know what brand of axles you have? Sometimes it's fun to find brakes which match the bolt pattern on the axle flanges. A friend bought an old trailer, and brakes of the same brand as the axles didn't fit, because that manufacturer changed the bolt pattern since the trailer was built. We had to cut off the flanges and weld new ones on in order to put new brakes on the thing (the P.O. removed all the internal brake parts so we needed new brakes). Located the flanges by assembling the brakes, adjusted tight, and putting the hub on the axle to sort of center the brake flanges. Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
