VXer in the Sky
Even if you can't feel play in the bearing, you could be low on grease and or have contaminated grease at that mileage. If it were mine, I'd redo it since it only takes about an hour. Remove the wheel, 6 hex cap bolts, and 3 phillips head screws and you're there. And if you don't know the real history of the service....
Most oil change places can do it in about 30 minutes. Pay a little now or a lot later - do you feel lucky...do ya?
Last edited by Tone : 09/15/2006 at 12:03 PM
Super VXer
I hear ya Tone, and this is a concern for sure. Hopefully I will be lucky, and I will service this asap once I am on my feet in Reno.
Thanks for the input...
Bart
Originally Posted by Tone
Even if you can't feel play in the bearing, you could be low on grease and or have contaminated grease. If it were mine, I'd redo it since it only takes about an hour. Remove the wheel, 6 hex cap bolts, and 3 phillips head screws and you're there. And if you don't know the real history of the service....
Most oil change places can do it in about 30 minutes. Pay a little now or a lot later - do you feel lucky...do ya?
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bearings Skip till later
30k ok but be sure to drive it hard before you leave, things can happen, people do forget things... i would crawl under to make sure that your drain plugs are tight and your coolent level is good sometimes it takes a day or 2 of long driving to get all the air bubbles out.
enjoy..
Super VXer
Hey, Tone...only ONE thing ya left out,(& yes, you KNOW I'm being a smart A$k here) remove the brake caliper...you HAVE to remove the brake caliper !!!Even if you can't feel play in the bearing, you could be low on grease and or have contaminated grease at that mileage. If it were mine, I'd redo it since it only takes about an hour. Remove the wheel, 6 hex cap bolts, and 3 phillips head screws and you're there. And if you don't know the real history of the service....
Most oil change places can do it in about 30 minutes. Pay a little now or a lot later - do you feel lucky...do ya?
Hugz-n-Kizzs
Super VXer
actually advise is spelled "advise". advice is spelled "advice".
don't be a jerk. you knew what he meant. it's an internet forum. spelling and grammar aren't exactly being graded here. I can't stand it when people feel the need to take a detour just to belittle someone.
just some food for thought, try and contribute meaningful posts on topic with what the original poster presented.
as for the wheel bearings, i'm with tone in that it can't hurt if you have the cash, but i also can't see it being an issue at 30,000 in MOST situations.
you never know with a vehicle, but I wouldn't STRESS over it for this trip, though.
macintosh man
Super VXer
Yup, I got my VX back from the mech yesterday. He was really cool and I feel that he was very honest and did the work exactly as I advised. Thanks everyone for your excellent advice.
He said my front wheel bearings had pretty much no play in them and that I could get this done with my brake service in about 5000-7000 miles. He said the previous owner probably hardly drove it, as everything underneath looked really clean.
Anyway, I am feeling better about the trip. Now all I have to do is finish packing and get that windshield picked up for Biju (and shake this wonderful cold I just came down with. How convenient!)
NocturnalVX: Thanks again for the excellent mechanic recommendation.
Bart
VXer in the Sky
Which means he grabbed the wheel, felt no play and did NOT check the grease. Should be ok....
Super VXer
Good luck!
You are welcome Bart. I've found that Espo's is the place to go, and am glad he took care of your VX. I had him go over my VX before a few major trips for peace of mind too. However, as Tone said... he most likely checked for a problem, found no need at present for service, and only did what needed to be done right now. I'd agree that spending a little extra sooner on P.M. rather than more $$$ later on repairs is a good plan, so take care of it when you get to your new digs.
~ Gill
Super VXer
Hey Gill! Glad to see you online. I'm sorry we never got to meet up while I was here, maybe in Moab soon thoI know we would have much to talk about music wise. But now that I will be so close to San Fran I can finally see some of those bands that always seem to skip over Chicago. WTF is with that??? Sam seemed really cool and down to earth. He knew exactly who I was talking about when I told him Gill sent me. Thanks.
I will do the bearings really soon. I promise. I want my VX to last a long time. SO STOP MAKING ME PARANOID TONE!
Thanks again,
Bart
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