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-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Chad Evans"" <hemidak@msn.com> wrote in message news:BAY4-DAV82t2jBcLiNh00012672@hotmail.com... > > if I ever go racing, Im assigning you- josh as crew chief! lol > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> > To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:30 PM > Subject: Re: DML: Re: brakes??? > > > > > > <Tubamirbls@aol.com> wrote in message > > news:195.1c6bc3fd.2c2c88b6@aol.com... > > > > > If they would have just left the zerk fittings on these I know > > > there > > > would be fewer warranty claims. Same goes for a conventional pair of > > wheel > > > bearings requiring a 10k mi interval for repacking > > > > > > Paul Sahlin > > > > Paul > > I hear that... If they left the zerc's on or even allowed the traditional > > 10 - 20K mile repack on bearings they'd be able to charge people to have > > it > > done! I see that as cutting down expendatures for them (cheaper parts) > > and > > increasing service revenues (making people pay for the services). > > Repacking > > bearings and greasing zercs isn't really that big of a deal, I used to be > > able to lube in entire suspension and repack the front wheel bearings on > > my > > mustang in about an hour, 30 mins with airtools. most of the time was > > spent > > in dissassembly of the wheels/brakes in the front. I would repack the > > rear > > axle bearings at 20K intervals when I changed the diff fluid. (in a car > > with a lsd, when you autoX race very heavily you wear out the friction > > modifier way faster.) I helped my friend to the brakes on his 79 buick > > something-or-other last weekend, he couldn't believe that I'd repacked all > > the bearings (4 races) in the time it took him to go get us another round > > from the fridge. > > > > -- > > - Josh > > Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > >
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