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Sorry, all. This is for a 1971 18' Caravel. I think this is going to work for all early 70s trailers--I'll let you know as I do my 1972 Overlander and 1975 Excella.
OK, I didn't need to go over to Fred's after all. Stopped by Cherokee RV Salvage on the way to the Denver Unit Luncheon and got these photos of a 60s axle. You can see that the axle brackets are just flat pieces of steel, compared to the curled-over shape on the 70s. You can also see that the trailer frame member is flat--no curled edges on the axle cutout, so no room for a weld bead on that side of the axle bracket. Just one difference to look for.
I think that the 60s trailers can accept an axle with the curled-over (inverted "U" shaped) bracket, but you'd have to specify that the weld bead that goes around the top half of the axle tube be on the inner side (away from the wheel) of the bracket.
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