Gary521
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This is for those who have replaced the drum brakes with disk brakes. I had a wheel bearing failure about a month ago. When I went to replace the hub/rotor, I found that the outer bearing specified was different than the bearing originally specified by the original supplier, when I bought them new. I bought the brakes from an on-line supplier - can't remember who. Why the different bearing numbers? I decided to check all the bearings on my trailer and found them ALL to be bad. I have Kodiak brakes so I called Kodiak to find out why the different bearing numbers. This is where it gets complicated. As of 2018, Dexter Axle now owns both Kodiak and Titan brakes. There are not a lot of folks at Dexter that you can talk to that know anything about these brakes. However, I was able to talk to the engineer responsible for Kodiak brakes and he was able to shed some light. This is what he told me. Kodiak and Titan brakes are identical and always have been. Titan was a knock off of Kodiak. The Titan brake line is going away BUT they MAY keep the Titan name of a couple of products.
Here is where my particular bearings failed. The hub/rotor is different for the 9/16" wheel stud vs the 1/2" wheel stud on the same axle size. The outer bearing is different. HOWEVER, some on-line suppliers do not realize this and specify the same bearing outer bearing. Yes, for most of the wheel studs on Bighorn, Big Country and Landmark, we have 9/16 wheel studs BUT, as stated, some suppliers do not now that there are different bearings. The Dexter engineer I talked to said that he was new to this product line and he did not know why there were different outer bearings for the 1/2" wheel stud and the 9/16 wheel stud on the same axle. He was going to do some digging to find out the history. So when I bought the brakes, I was told the incorrect outer bearing number to get.
I have 7000 lb. axles. The correct outer wheel bearing for 7000 lb axles with 9/16 wheel studs is # 02475 This is the same outer bearing if you have 8000 lb axles too. The incorrect bearing for 7000 lb axes is # 14125A . This is for DISK BRAKES. This is where some suppliers get confused. The outer bearing for DRUM brakes with 9/16" wheel studs on 7000 lb axles is the # 14125A.
So if you have to replace a bearing, make sure you have the correct part and specify drum or disk brakes.
Here is where my particular bearings failed. The hub/rotor is different for the 9/16" wheel stud vs the 1/2" wheel stud on the same axle size. The outer bearing is different. HOWEVER, some on-line suppliers do not realize this and specify the same bearing outer bearing. Yes, for most of the wheel studs on Bighorn, Big Country and Landmark, we have 9/16 wheel studs BUT, as stated, some suppliers do not now that there are different bearings. The Dexter engineer I talked to said that he was new to this product line and he did not know why there were different outer bearings for the 1/2" wheel stud and the 9/16 wheel stud on the same axle. He was going to do some digging to find out the history. So when I bought the brakes, I was told the incorrect outer bearing number to get.
I have 7000 lb. axles. The correct outer wheel bearing for 7000 lb axles with 9/16 wheel studs is # 02475 This is the same outer bearing if you have 8000 lb axles too. The incorrect bearing for 7000 lb axes is # 14125A . This is for DISK BRAKES. This is where some suppliers get confused. The outer bearing for DRUM brakes with 9/16" wheel studs on 7000 lb axles is the # 14125A.
So if you have to replace a bearing, make sure you have the correct part and specify drum or disk brakes.