I'm finally losing an embarrassing amount of 90wt, and it's time to seal all four axles back up. I will not have enough cash to replace the balls (may try the fill & coat method if they're very pitted). And I'm not sure if I need new bearings, yet. note that this is my daily driver and (pretty much) sole vehicle. And this is part of an already in-progress "Spring Spruceup" that includes front parabolics (rears last fall), spin-on filter conversion, new seats, cage fabrication, bikini top/fume curtain fabrication, rear seat recovering, and some sound/heat insulation work. Oh, and a flywheel swap is in the not-to-distant future (racked off a couple of teeth over the winter, by hitting the starter before the engine fully wound down).
Question 1: On the front axle, how do I determine if I have to do the pins? It's not a ton more to do them, but as you can imagine, given the above list, the Rover budget is already very stretched.
Question 2: The bearings have some telltale play at the tire, but will they certainly need to be replaced, or if they are not damaged, can I likely just adjust the float with the inner adjusting nut and repack?
Question 3: Any other advice/things to look for in particular during this procedure?
Thanks,
Shawn
Question 1: On the front axle, how do I determine if I have to do the pins? It's not a ton more to do them, but as you can imagine, given the above list, the Rover budget is already very stretched.
Question 2: The bearings have some telltale play at the tire, but will they certainly need to be replaced, or if they are not damaged, can I likely just adjust the float with the inner adjusting nut and repack?
Question 3: Any other advice/things to look for in particular during this procedure?
Thanks,
Shawn
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