4WD Swing Away Rear Spare Wheel Carrier
$85.00 – $120.00
Brand: Couplemate™ 
Uses quality Japanese bearings from NSK.
4WD Swing Away Rear Spare Wheel Carrier Bracket
Swing away rear 4WD spare wheel carrier bracket is ideal to carry spare tyres, a jerry can holder or a lift jack. Carriers are available with and without stub axles.
Product Specifications
Couplemate™ manufactures Swing Away Hubs from K1040, which is a high-grade Australian steel. This is the same grade of steel used for stub axles, as seen in the 4WD Swing Away Rear Kits, as this ensures a sturdy and quality product.
The clearance between the hub and stub is 0.02mm and requires greasing before insertion. It is also necessary to thoroughly clean the wheel or tyre carries before welding and powder coating.
The Flangeless Hub is manufactured to suit the following bearing profiles:
The kits contain NSK-branded inner and out bearings cones, our Australian-Made Dust Caps, and seals.
Image 1. The circled area is an example of a Swing Away used as a Spare Wheel Carrier.
Weight & Load Ratings
The loading rate depends on the length of swing-away you intend to use. The longer the arm, the more loading on the bearings.
In this application, there is no requirement for high-speed bearings. We decided to manufacture a more robust spare wheel carrier. Tapered roller bearings are commonly used on trailer and caravan axles and can handle a variety of awkward weights (such as spare wheels, jerry cans, trailer lifts, etc).
Couplemate™ recommends using a 45mm Slimline or 45mm Parallel model due to the added load caused by the fulcrum effect on the rear bar. LM/Holden should be reserved for light loads, as these smaller assemblies stress and break under extreme loads.
The 4WD swing-away spare wheel carrier may need to be replaced if the weight exceeds the bearing limitations. This results in assembly collapse, and if such, replace it with the non-bearing type carrier.
39mm Round Stub Holden Bearings
- Inner ID 31.75mm, OD 59.10mm
- Outer ID 19.05mm, OD 45.20mm
- Seal ID 37.5mm, OD 59.10mm
- Grease Cap 45.20mm
- 55mm OD HUB KIT
45mm Round Stub Ford Bearings
- Inner ID 35.00mm, OD 59.10mm
- Outer ID 22.00mm, OD 45.20mm
- Seal ID 43.9mm, OD 59.10mm
- Grease Cap 45.20mm
- 55mm OD HUB KIT
45mm Round Stub Parallel Bearings
- Inner ID 35.00mm, OD 59.10mm
- Outer ID 35.00mm, OD 59.10mm
- Seal ID 43.9mm, OD 59.10mm
- Grease Cap 63.00mm
45mm Square Stub Axle Ford Bearings
- Inner ID 35.00mm, OD 59.10mm
- Outer ID 22.00mm, OD 45.20mm
- Seal ID 43.9mm, OD 59.10mm
- Grease Cap 45.20mm
- 55mm OD HUB KIT
45mm Square Stud Axle Parallel Bearings
- Inner ID 35.00mm, OD 59.10mm
- Outer ID 35.00mm, OD 59.10mm
- Seal ID 43.9mm, OD 59.10mm
- Grease Cap 63.00mm
50mm Square Stub Axle Ford Bearings
- Inner ID 35.00mm, OD 59.10mm
- Outer ID 22.00mm, OD 45.20mm
- Seal ID 43.9mm, OD 59.10mm
- Grease Cap 45.20mm
- 55mm OD Hub Kit
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Additional information
| Weight | 7 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 28 × 26 × 7 cm |
| Spare Wheel Carrier | 50mm Square Stub SL, 45mm Square Stub Parallel, 45mm Round Stub SL, 45mm Round Stub Parallel, 45mm Square Stub SL, 39mm Round Stub LM, 50mm Square Stub Parallel |
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