2000 Chevy Silverado 1500
2005 Komfort Trailblazer T23S
Honda EU2000I
04 suburban 1500
00 silverado 1500
05 jayco 27bh
Couldn't get rig to post,so here is my burgler alarm!!
our pics
Dixonmatco wrote:
Les, Where did you purchase this kit and what was the price?
Les, Where did you purchase this kit and what was the price?
Don't know where Les got his from but I purchased mine from Eastern Marine. They had the best price by far and I got the package today after only four days. Price was $159.95 plus $12 shipping. (Edit 7/9/16: I see the price has gone up and is now $163.65)
The price from Dexter Axle was $239.46 plus shipping.
Be aware that if you Google the kit, some places advertise a similar price but it is not for the complete kit. (Example) It is just for the unit and the two main mounting bolts and does not include the wet bolts for the links and other parts. Be aware of what you are ordering!
Barney
* This post was last edited 07/29/16 04:27pm by BarneyS *
2004 Sunnybrook Titan 30FKS TT
Hensley "Arrow" 1400# hitch (Sold)
Not towing now.
Former tow vehicles were 2016 Ram 2500 CTD, 2002 Ford F250, 7.3 PSD, 1997 Ram 2500 5.9 gas engine
TV: 05 Chevy 2500 8.1L
5er: 2010 Open Range 385RLS
Hensley Arrow and P3
2008 Ram 3500 With a Really Strong Tractor Motor...........
LB, SRW, 4X4, 6-Speed Auto, 3.73, Prodigy P3, Blue Ox Sway Pro........
2014 Sandsport 26FBSL
coolbreeze01 wrote:
Very nice. Does this come stock on any TT's?
Very nice. Does this come stock on any TT's?
Yes, Komfort is putting it on their trailers starting with the 2008 year models.
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... But I did order in kind of a hurry as I had a ton of stuff going on in my life then with work and retirement just around the corner (I did retire June 30th)
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... But then I figured I saved a TON of money doing it myself... Even if my dealer could have installed it in say 6 hours (which I doubt) at his labor rate that would have been almost $700 in labor!!! And working on my TT is my therapy - I love to do it...Haven't towed with it yet - we'll be going out July 16th so I'll be able to report after we get back after that weekend... It amazes me that Dexter only installs those cheap little nylon bushings on their OEM axles rather than using bronze bearings and wet bolts... Perhaps that's a Skyline spec when they order axles from Dexter - I dunno
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I will say that it is a challenging job, at least for these old bones
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... I'm not as agile as I used to be and think I have a touch of arthritis and crawling around on the paver driveway for 2 days got me pretty sore... It would have been a lot easier with a buddy too - trying to start a bolt when tugging on a breaker bar trying to move an axle into place was just about all I had - could have used an extra set of hands on more than one occasion...But still, it was a fun job and it only took 2 days, so I just figure all those dollars I saved and the pains go away - you can buy a lot of Tylenol for $700 bucks
Les
2000 Ford F-250SD, XLT, 4X4 Off Road, SuperCab
w/ 6.8L (415 C.I.) V-10/3:73LS/4R100
Banks Power Pack w/Trans Command & OttoMind
Sold Trailer - not RV'ing at this point in time
HUNTER THERMOSTAT INSTALL
HOME MADE WHEEL CHOCKS
LAdams wrote:
Each greasable bolt has 1 hole in it... According to Dexter, the hole exit is supposed to be in a horizontal plane rather than a verticle plane... I haven't sat down ad figured out what forces are in play in the axles, bolts, hangers, etc but I guess that this is the ideal position for the greasable bolt to be in so that grease will flow readily thru it and lubricate the balance of the bolt surface...
Each greasable bolt has 1 hole in it... According to Dexter, the hole exit is supposed to be in a horizontal plane rather than a verticle plane... I haven't sat down ad figured out what forces are in play in the axles, bolts, hangers, etc but I guess that this is the ideal position for the greasable bolt to be in so that grease will flow readily thru it and lubricate the balance of the bolt surface...
The reason is that the max wear areas are at the top and bottom. Where there is wear, there is metal movement in brass bushings. The movement can cause the hole to slowly fill with this moved metal. It has to go somewhere.
2000 Southwind 36Z
2004 GMC Canyon, Toad
Again very nice job.
PETE
Les