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Anybody ever try taking one apart to reverse engineer it? It's a fairly simply mechanism, and I don't think it would be too difficult to reproduce these... Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

2nd on the penetrating oil. I repeatedly soaked mine in WD-40, and just kept working it back and forth until I freed it up. Got most of the range of adjustment back this way. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

When I said tows nicely, I meant all of that, i.e. those vehicles pull it well. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

FWIW, My M101 tows really nicely behind both my Dodge Cummins, and Hemi Durango. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Not so. SAE J429 grade 5 and grade 8 both receive the same heat treatment, being quenched and tempered at 800°F. Both have medium carbon content (.28-.55) as well as max limits for phosphorus (.030%max) and sulfur (.050%max) however grade 8 is an alloy steel (with addition of some alloying...

Step 1. You have an A1 not an A2 with the 5 lug bud wheels. You'll probably have to replace the entire axle. I looked into hub swaps on mine last year but struck out finding any options for it. Step 2, no rewiring required, just swap light bulbs Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

IIRC, I think one of them is 1156... Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I don't know about the later variants, but on my A1, the axis of the bolted joints that are being used to pivot are not aligned, and if you try to use them that way, you risk bending the casting and breaking it... Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

i8boots, I'm in Utah too, down in Springville. I had an A2 axle shipped to me a few months ago and I still have the crate. If you sell your axle, and and want my crate to ship it in, you can have it. (Best way I found to ship was YRC, but that was before I learned about Fastenal shipping.)...

I'm just finishing this swap myself. Glad I did it. I would suggest posting it here and over at Expedition Portal, you're liable to find someone that has one. Good luck. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I am in the process of converting my M101A1 to an M101A2 configuration. I already have the axle and parking brake installed. I have acquired a surge brake actuator and other parts to install. I'd like to know the best way to run the hydraulic lines along the frame under the trailer. I've...

Sure. Just buy the right brake assembly, and hub/drum, and you're set. You would of course have to make sure the hub/drum you get had bearings the right size to fit over the spindle on the A2 axle tube. I haven't researched that, so I couldn't help you with it... Edit: you might be right...

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Where did you buy your free backing brakes with parking brakes? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

You might be able to go electric by swapping out the brakes and hub/drums. You'll have to make sure you get hubs with the right size bearings, because as I recall, when I looked at it, the outboard bearing had a slightly larger ID than what is typical. 1.312" outboard, 1.750" inboard IIRC. I...

Wheels are 16" diameter, 6.5" wide. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Yes, 8 on 6.5" bolt circle, center hub diameter 4.50", 9/16-18unf studs. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I am in the middle of converting my M101A1 to an M101A2 configuration. Don't know how many other people find the surge brake desirable, but I really wanted to keep the stock parking brake feature (one of my favorite features of the trailer), so that kind of drove me to get an A2 axles and as a...

Yours looks great! Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk