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Best not to lose sight of the fact that the brakes should be inspected at roughly the same service interval as the bearings require re-packing. To inspect and service the brakes, the brake hubs must … (View Post)

If you have the removal tool, use it. If you don't just pry them out with whatever you have handy. As @ScottG notes, they will be toast regardless. You will be able to get bearings, seals etc. at a t… (View Post)

If you shop a bit you will find that replacement brake pads will cost less than $40.00 per side. These are parts that are easily replaced. A spring tool can be helpful (NAPA) but is not essential. Wh… (View Post)

We give the jack a few turns up and then back up to it. You should have some idea how many turns you gave it to level when you set up. Do that many or more. We then take a quick peek at it to see if … (View Post)

Assigning cause to the PPB for oil misses one of the major causes of the increases, refinery capacity. While Covid slowed domestic travel and consequently reduced demand for gasoline, gasoline suppli… (View Post)