My Cobra trailer axle just got replaced due to the fact that it was bent a bit in a freeway collision several months ago. This is a 15M trailer of 2003 vintage (I'm thinking, though, that this same 5-lug Alko brand axle system was used by Cobra over many years). The new axle assembly was quite expensive and came with all new brake drums, cables etc. Accordingly, I was left with a lot of good parts and pieces that someone here might be able to put to good use. The link below has pictures of all of the parts that are available. The brake drums with bearings in place are perfect and the brake shoes look good too. Make me an offer on any parts you might happen to need. Please use reply to author.

For the technically curious, I included a picture of the axle in cut-away showing the rubber torsion spring mechanism (I'd chopped the old axle up to fit it into a rubbish container). Each side is independent as the inner concentric tube is only about a foot long on each side. It seems this inner triangular tube is not axially retained by anything except the tight fit of its rubber support. One of the faults that occurred with my old axle is that the inner tube pulled out by inch or so in the collision. There's a picture of that too.

I also included a picture of the tool I made to remove the dust cap. It's difficult to remove without a tool like this. I'm keeping this tool -- just thought it might of interest to see how such a tool can be readily made on a lathe.


http://www.dropbox.com/sh/5ww9a8wtxl...YH7lhgsma?dl=0