alan6051964
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- Apr 9, 2017
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Hey gang, I have a question. pretty sure I know the answer ?, but wanted to get some thoughts on this. I got around to repacking my bearings on my 1992 Fleetwood wilderness, as well as wanting to inspect the electric brake shoes. I pulled one hub down, had grease, but looked like the rear ( inside grease seal ) was not a very tight seal on the flange, but close !. anyway, I was thinking of replacing the whole electric brake assy with a complete set up. my problem : I noticed the electric brake backing plate does not bolt to the axle ( and this is a drop axle, just goes up, instead of down ?..not sure on this ? ), soooooo..from what I seen, I am facing either replacing both axles with new ?, or, just stuck with replacing brake shoes ?, what are your thoughts ?. I see no way of removing the assy, as it's made onto the axle, and can not be unbolted. guessing this is just that old, and they made them this way back in the early 90's ?. my gut tells me, if I want the new style, I have to replace both axles with new !. pretty sure these are 2,200 lb axles, as the gross trailer weight is 4000lbs.