I picked up a 97 and had my inspection done today. The rig has 208K on it but is in great shape. While my friend was doing the inspection, we noticed the front wheels have play in them when moved at the 12 and 6 positions. The PO was an older lady that had it since 60K and used a mechanic religiously. I'm not sure the what the last service was however during the inspection we also noticed the front brakes are about done and the rotors could use a turning.
So..., I found some info in the faq but found this link to be pretty helpful. ---> https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/13415-front-wheel-bearings-ok.html
Since I need to work with the rotors, should I just perform full maintenance at this point or just replace the bearings? I also see info on preloads and so on. I guess I'm just a little confused. I can completely understand doing as much as possible if I'm going to be down to the rotors. I've replaced bearings and rotors on other vehicles so I'm confident I can handle it but I'd like to be sure I'm accomplishing what I should be at this stage of the game.
Thanks again!
Tripper
So..., I found some info in the faq but found this link to be pretty helpful. ---> https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/13415-front-wheel-bearings-ok.html
Since I need to work with the rotors, should I just perform full maintenance at this point or just replace the bearings? I also see info on preloads and so on. I guess I'm just a little confused. I can completely understand doing as much as possible if I'm going to be down to the rotors. I've replaced bearings and rotors on other vehicles so I'm confident I can handle it but I'd like to be sure I'm accomplishing what I should be at this stage of the game.
Thanks again!
Tripper