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I'm building a swing away tyre carrier and was planning on using a trailer stub axle/spindle (which should press into 50x50mm rhs) for the pivot. I can get a hold of the stub easily enough but can't get a hold of a blank hub (I.e. No flange - basically a tube the bearings are pressed into) to weld the swing arm onto. I don't want to buy a complete hub and cut the flang off as I'll have difficulty welding to the cast steel.

I'm sure i've seen these available before but am having trouble tracking one down. Does anyone know who may stock them around Melbourne? Preferably eastern suburbs. I've tried the trailer factory in kilsyth and they didn't have much of an idea of what i'm after. I'd rather not buy online as I want to have it tomorrow.

Do induro/cheesy, kaymar etc bars use this setup?


...or anyone got any better ideas? Obviously I couldd get something made up but I could do without the hassle.

@ http://www.trailerparts.net.au/

A bit more searching found this; exactly what im after. The supplier is in WA which isn't ideal.

have a look at ebay under spare wheel carrier , there are kits on there with stub axle hub and wheel mount , i cant put urls on here yet

go down to pick pay and go (in ringwood) and just look along the fence line (opposit side to where you walk in)

The other week they had some spare wheel carriers off random cars just on the ground i bought one $15 worth the look!

There is a seller in Braeside, $75 per set. I use their parts and they work OK.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SWING-AWAY-SPARE ... 27ab9e96f9

Struth wrote:There is a seller in Braeside, $75 per set. I use their parts and they work OK.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SWING-AWAY-SPARE ... 27ab9e96f9

thanks struth. Don't suppose you have any contact details for this fella do
you? When you say 'they work ok', do you mean to say they're not the best? If so what's wrong with them?

Edit: I gotto stop browsing on my phone and searching/reading
properly! For anybody elses info:

37 Downard Street Braeside Melbourne 3195. Contact John Stanhope on 0408 592 904

dogbreath_48 wrote:

Struth wrote:There is a seller in Braeside, $75 per set. I use their parts and they work OK.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SWING-AWAY-SPARE ... 27ab9e96f9

thanks struth. Don't suppose you have any contact details for this fella do
you? When you say 'they work ok', do you mean to say they're not the best? If so what's wrong with them?

Edit: I gotto stop browsing on my phone and searching/reading
properly! For anybody elses info:

37 Downard Street Braeside Melbourne 3195. Contact John Stanhope on 0408 592 904

They work fine and there is no quality issues with the two I used.
I guess they are just a weldable stub axle so they either work or they don't

Struth wrote:
They work fine and there is no quality issues with the two I used.
I guess they are just a weldable stub axle so they either work or they don't

that's what I figured picked one up today, thanks for the help!

I bought the one from trailerparts in WA. They posted it over to Sydney no dramas, wasnt too exy.

How have you fixed the other end of the swing away to the bar? What sort of catch are you using?

lump_a_charcoal wrote:How have you fixed the other end of the swing away to the bar? What sort of catch are you using?

over the center latch from a local industrial supplier, rrp was around $120 i know you can get them for less, though.

From the trailer/caravan supply joint on Franga Dandy road Dandy, from mempry about $18 each.

Struth, picsorbus!

lump_a_charcoal wrote:Struth, picsorbus!

I can see the pic I posted with the original post


You going blind or sumptin