[wingnut60]

Found the source of my wheel noise--RF brake had the self-adjuster break and was wandering around in the drum--minor fix, no damage.
But had to replace the spring eyebolt bushing at all the frame mounts--brass bushings, all worn in half. Nothing wrong with the RE center pivots.
Just about everything under the trailer is good to go at this point.

I have maybe 20k miles on the trailer in 3 years--it sat on a pad for its first 2 years before I bought it--and the drums/linings look real good, very even wear.

I also had the springs located to the lower mounting holes, and was going to replace the shocks (2 were leaking) and tried to figure out spacers to use the same shock number. Could not get a spacer to work--1" on each end left no stud to put the nut on, so called Monroe and got the number for similar shocks with 1.8" more travel--should work ok. Old shock number was 555001, new longer one is 555025, in case anyone is interested. And it isn't easy to get the old ones off, even with the wheels off, as access is somewhat limited and old stem threads were rusty/dirty--being able to hold the stem/housing while backing off the nut was a chore.
Joe