I recently bought an FZJ80 from the original owner with complete service history going back to 2004. Truck currently has 125k on it and has been a city car/babied all its life. Last knuckle rebuild was only 20,000 miles ago. Although, that was 8 years ago.
I plan to take a trip from Florida to Chicago this summer for the 4th of July and am deciding if I should rebuild the knuckles. There is no clicking or leaking from the knuckles....only slight build up of road grim. Although, I do hear a clicking when going up the ramp in my parking garage (turning left) - not sure it this is more a bushing related issue.
I do need to replace the front brake pads, and if that means I should replace the rotors as well, then it seems as while I'm at it I might as well rebuild the knuckles.
Is the service interval for the knuckles based on years/mileage. The owner's manual does say every 24 month interval, but wanted to get everyones thoughts/experiences.
Thanks for the input.
I plan to take a trip from Florida to Chicago this summer for the 4th of July and am deciding if I should rebuild the knuckles. There is no clicking or leaking from the knuckles....only slight build up of road grim. Although, I do hear a clicking when going up the ramp in my parking garage (turning left) - not sure it this is more a bushing related issue.
I do need to replace the front brake pads, and if that means I should replace the rotors as well, then it seems as while I'm at it I might as well rebuild the knuckles.
Is the service interval for the knuckles based on years/mileage. The owner's manual does say every 24 month interval, but wanted to get everyones thoughts/experiences.
Thanks for the input.