Trailer Bearing Seal
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:32 pm
Any one ever have trouble finding the correct bearing seal for their trailer?
I have a 1998 23LS. The hub has inner bearing L68149 and outer bearing L44649 - which is a very common bearing pair for a 3500 lb axle with a 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern and #84 spindle.
The problem I'm having is that bearing pair is so common for that axle, that the only seal available is a 2.56" OD x 1.72" ID, which seems to fit every hub in the world, except for mine.
But the seal for my hub is 2.33" OD x 1.72 ID, and I can't find it.
So instead of chasing down a stupid seal to rebuild 20 year old drum brakes and hubs, I think I'm just going to put disc brakes on the rear axle and free spindles on the front axle.
I have a 1998 23LS. The hub has inner bearing L68149 and outer bearing L44649 - which is a very common bearing pair for a 3500 lb axle with a 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern and #84 spindle.
The problem I'm having is that bearing pair is so common for that axle, that the only seal available is a 2.56" OD x 1.72" ID, which seems to fit every hub in the world, except for mine.
But the seal for my hub is 2.33" OD x 1.72 ID, and I can't find it.
So instead of chasing down a stupid seal to rebuild 20 year old drum brakes and hubs, I think I'm just going to put disc brakes on the rear axle and free spindles on the front axle.
