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idaho dry farmer
Posted 1/22/2011 16:17 (#1565512)
Subject: 2.125 dust cap ???


Southern Idaho
i cannot find a 2.125 dust cap for a hub on a homemade trailer. dad don' remember where he got the last one at. any ideas guys? can not find one online anywhere either.

thanks
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Al Swearingen
Posted 1/22/2011 18:07 (#1565667 - in reply to #1565512)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???


North Central Iowa
Farm fleet here in Iowa has some. Any tractor supply places in your area?
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tooth and nail
Posted 1/22/2011 18:09 (#1565671 - in reply to #1565512)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???


Is the hub 2.125 or the cap?

After loosing the 5th one on my 7650 spracoup I put 3 spot welds on them, never lost another. Yeah I'm a slow learner;)
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Ben D, N CA
Posted 1/22/2011 18:30 (#1565700 - in reply to #1565512)
Subject: RE: 2.125 dust cap ???



Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot
Shoup. I'm a slow learner as well, was paying $16 a piece for them at Napa before I checked Shoup @ $2.
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idaho dry farmer
Posted 1/22/2011 19:08 (#1565765 - in reply to #1565700)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???


Southern Idaho
the lip on the cap as to measure 2.125. I have not been able to find any at the local suppliers including napa.
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tooth and nail
Posted 1/22/2011 19:58 (#1565854 - in reply to #1565512)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???


I forgot how their measured/sold could it be that you need a cap for 2" hub and they are built 2.125 for the press fit? I doubt it's that easy, but I've struggled with easier before;)

Edited by tooth and nail 1/22/2011 19:59
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idaho dry farmer
Posted 1/22/2011 20:28 (#1565915 - in reply to #1565854)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???


Southern Idaho
dad said the axles are a Hodge ??? older than moses i think. can not find one any wear, about ready to cut out a pop can or something,,,,,,,,,,
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ekeller2
Posted 1/22/2011 20:33 (#1565921 - in reply to #1565512)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???


So. IL
What is the ID of the hub? Shoup has several size caps.
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Brian in E Ore
Posted 1/22/2011 21:10 (#1565988 - in reply to #1565512)
Subject: RE: 2.125 dust cap ???



Malheur County Oregon
If you strike out everywhere else try Redneck trailer supply in Caldwell http://www.redneck-trailer.com/index.htm
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Gerald J.
Posted 1/22/2011 21:46 (#1566047 - in reply to #1565988)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???



Not there in 2.125"

The trouble is nearly all the common wheel bearing outer races are metric and that dust cap has to be the same size as the outer race (or larger). 2.125" isn't metric, though 2.126 is really close to 54mm, but I've seen no dust caps that size the places I've looked today. Including Redneck and NAPA.

What did that axle come from originally?

Gerald J.
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idaho dry farmer
Posted 1/22/2011 22:18 (#1566097 - in reply to #1565988)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???


Southern Idaho
hey brian, we tried redneck, napa, carquest, page brake, and agri-service. Gerald so the 54 mm is available?? dad thinks the axles came from a late 50's mobile home. moved the house and jerked the axles out and somehow he ended up with a set of them.

Edited by idaho dry farmer 1/22/2011 22:20
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Jim
Posted 1/22/2011 23:55 (#1566258 - in reply to #1565512)
Subject: RE: 2.125 dust cap ??? grease caps coming out


Driftless SW Wisconsin

One of the posts above talks about spot welding caps to keep them from coming out. 

FWIW one of the things I have learned the hard way about grease caps is they usually stay in a lot longer if you do NOT hit them on top with a hammer during installation.  Use a piece of pipe or tubing that fits over the dome and applies the hammer load to the lip area and they seem to stay in much better.

On our old hubs before our bolt-on Supercap we recommended using a 2" pipe nipple maybe 6" long with a cap on one end. Hit the pipe cap with a mallet and the sheet metal caps seem to stay in MUCH longer than if you hit the cap directly with the mallet or hammer.   Just a recollection that might be worth a try for some of you.

Jim at Dawn



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Gerald J.
Posted 1/23/2011 02:31 (#1566383 - in reply to #1566097)
Subject: Re: 2.125 dust cap ???



No, I didn't find 54mm available but its just .001" larger than 2.125" and with bearing races mostly metric, the odds are slightly better. But scanning quickly through Baum's catalog pages of tapered roller bearings I didn't see any with 54mm OD on cups. You could look at: http://www.baumhydraulics.com/files/catalog/sec-r.pdf
and see their selection of dust caps at: http://www.baumhydraulics.com/files/catalog/sec-f.pdf where they have a bigger collection than Shoup. I didn't look at the OD of every cup in decimal inches.

Can you identify the bearing? That might help settle on a diameter.

You also have to select for height, some might not clear the end of spindle with nut and cotter key.

I suppose a spacer ring could be made that was a push fit in the hub to use a slightly smaller dust cap, or the gap could be filled with epoxy or loctite bushing lock thats intended to fill a gap. Might make it hard to take off in the future.

Searching with the string "mobile home" axle parts I find references but few parts though
http://hugheswheelandaxle.com/ReplacementParts.htm claims to have parts, but doesn't give details. Seems they salvage mobile home axles and have parts.

Dexter says no parts because the axles are made to be used just one trip, forged, not machined. And many posts on blogs by those that have used them aren't happy about parts, brakes, and tires.

Gerald J.
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