Can I use teh M416 brake on new axle

[airlaird]

I am getting a new 3500lb trailer axle.hub for my M416. Any idea if I can somehow use the M416 hand brake on the new axle/hubs? Is there a way to mod it to fit on the new axle?
airlaird

 

[BajaXplorer]

If you bought the brake type axle, yes. A new axle prepared for brakes has a square plate attached to it that your brake backing plate bolts up to, then your old, or new hubs with brake drums will fit over the brakes mounted on the backing plate.
BX

 

[Ireland]

If you bought the brake type axle, yes. A new axle prepared for brakes has a square plate attached to it that your brake backing plate bolts up to, then your old, or new hubs with brake drums will fit over the brakes mounted on the backing plate.
BX

:iagree: and only because there is no "I'm with stupid smily"

 

[Martyn]

Dexter makes new brake assemblies with handbrake capability.

 

[airlaird]

Hmmmm.....

OK, so to confirm...to get the M416 brake to work with a new axle....I need to get a new axle with capability for disc brakes???
airlaird

 

[BajaXplorer]

OK, so to confirm...to get the M416 brake to work with a new axle....I need to get a new axle with capability for disc brakes???
airlaird

We are talking about drum brakes. Disc brakes are a whole other can of worms and not used on M416 or M101.
Axles come in two varieties, brakes or no brakes. You can use no brakes type hubs on an axle that has the brake mounts, but cannot use brake type hubs on a no brakes axle (i.e., no mount).
BX