New back plates and drums

Here's the latest on my axles.

I ordered new Timken bearings and races from Rock Auto ($89.00) delivered. Inside: race No. 25510 bearing No. 25580 or Set52, Outside: race No. LM67010 bearing No. LM67048 or Set6.
I was trying to find new brake shoes and read on airforums that a loaded back plate would probably be cheaper and they are. I was also looking for a place to turn the drums and the cheapest place I could find that would do the brake and magnet surface wanted $30.00 each.
I called Axis axle and they said they had back plates for $28.50 and drums without bearings for $38.50, so I pick the back plates and drums up last week on my way through Indiana.
I installed the back plates today and was beginning to replace the Chinese races with the timken's I bought earlier I found that the inboard bearings are the same but the outboard ones on the new drums are larger so some of the new bearings I bought will not work.
So I guess I'll have to spend so more money on new bearings, the bearing for the outboard side of the new drum are race No. 15245 bearing No. 15123 or Set43 about $50.00 form Rock Auto.

I would have been better off buying new axles from Axis axle for $600.00

Here's what I have spent:
Rebuild axles...................$66.00
4, Back Plates.................$114.00
4, Drums.........................$154.00
Bearings..........................$89.00
S.S bolts for back plates...$17.00
Axle mounting bolts.........$12.00
4 sets new bearing...........$50.00
Gas to get to Indiana........$25.00
20 new lug nuts.................$??.??

Total................................$527.00

Picture of the new brake assembly:

New Bearings

Not much happening the last few day's, Friday I received the new bearings I order.
Bearings form Rock Auto www.rockauto.com $89.80 delivered.

Kitchen tear out for new furnace.

Last night I tore the kitchen out to gain access to the furnace, I was told the furnace I bought (Suburban NT24-SP) was a drop in replacement for the old one (Suburban NT22-A).
Well it just isn't so, looks like the easiest way to do this will be to mount the new furnace in the old furnace shell but that will have to wait until after Christmas as it will need quite a bit of modification so I can keep the plenum.

Rebuilt axle and new parts

Yesterday was a good day, I was able to get my axles rebuilt for less than a $100.00 at Axis Products:
Axis Products Main
You can read about it here:
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f437...ent-46697.html

Before and after pictures:

I also picked up from Palomino parts: 800 297 5830
Suburban NT22SP furnace and an Atwood G6A-8E-6 water heater for $508.80

Inland RV: 800-877-7311
All the windows, doors, and vent seals, two tubes 3M adhesive all new running lights, Olympic rivets, nosing for complete interior, J trim. $275.00

Axle rebuild and replacement

The first of many projects

I noticed my axles were in the horizontal position so I thought I'd take a look and see how bad they are.
When I jacked the trailer up the the tires didn't stay on the ground they moved right up with the trailer, after removing the wheels I found the spindle arms to be locked up solid with zero movement. I also found the shocks were shot they are regular automotive shocks and not the kind the can be mounted horizontally.
Off they came and in the next few weeks I will be traveling to Indiana to pick up new axles at the same time I will go to Palomino Parts in Colon Michigan, for a new water heater and furnace and to Goshen Stamping in Goshen Indiana and pick up some lift parts for my popup.

Here's a few pics of the axle:

My new 1975 Tradewind

Had been looking for a 20' used SOB for a year, a few months back I ran across a 1960's Safari. I thought holy crap this 40 year old trailer is in nicer shape than most of the 5 year old SOB's I had been looking at, the search was on.
Last week I picked up my 1975 Tradewind, saw the ad at http://www.airstreamclassifieds.com and it was only 20 miles away. The seller was very nice and did not sugar coat anything about this trailer in fact I think it is much better than described.
The refrigerator and surrounding woodwork was missing when he got it and he built new ridge enclosure and cupboards, very very nice work. Got to see his shop and how he did things, when he builds something he does it right and well beyond what is necessary, after seeing his work in the trailer and in his shop I was sold. It now sit in my driveway.

While checking out the trailer we got to talking about boats and boat building and he say he and his wife and built a wooden canoe, I mentioned my son would like to do that. He shown me his canoe and the buck he built and said if I was interested I could borrow the buck. The next day when I showed up to get the trailer he gave me a book on boat building some boat building supply catalogs and mentioned again I could use the buck for building the canoe any time.

Airstreamers are the greatest

Here are some pics from the ad.


And here's a few I took of the inside.