Recall done, Not road worthy

[wishbone]

Where's 'all the people' who had bearings wear out in a year on here? Just curious...

<edit> Oh b0llocks to it. Tighten them till your socket rounds off, or... dont fit a nut at all and have your wheels fall off.

Just use a bit of common. Tighten, check for play, drive, tighten / loosen to suit.

I dont really give a shit.

Maybe it's all wrapped up in the pro roughtrax anti milners thing (but I'm pretty sure you have milners bearings fitted fine..) If you search on front wheel bearings there's a lot of 'my milners bearings wore out after a year' type posts.. Maybe they weren't fitted properly ?

Rob.

[Apache]

Sorry if it made me look pious but I am entiltled to an opinion that differs to the forums.....

Rob.

Where'd you get that idea?!?!

I think the opinion as I remember it (and certainly in my experience) was that the rear makes next to no difference, but the front makes quite a difference. I still say if you drive like a cock, without taking due care of the changes that mods make, you'll crash sooner or later, whatever your vehicle. No front ARB just became too much of a PITA for me on roundabouts though.

Yes, I have Milners bearings, and I wouldn't mind betting they come from SKS just the same as the Roughtrax ones. They seem fine fitted as I said. Tighten, check play, drive, check and adjust if necessary.

[wishbone]

Where'd you get that idea?!?!

I think the opinion as I remember it (and certainly in my experience) was that the rear makes next to no difference, but the front makes quite a difference.

I know that as your opinion as I've read it many times here (and agreed). I've also read even more times from other members that removing front and rear makes no difference at all....


Rob.

[Apache]

I know that as your opinion as I've read it many times here (and agreed). I've also read even more times from other members that removing front and rear makes no difference at all....


Rob.

Hehe, my 'opinions' wear thin frequently - but what the hell!

Front DOES make a difference. Anyone who says it makes none possibly shouldn't be driving.

[JUDWAK]

Where'd you get that idea?!?!

I think the opinion as I remember it (and certainly in my experience) was that the rear makes next to no difference, but the front makes quite a difference. I still say if you drive like a cock, without taking due care of the changes that mods make, you'll crash sooner or later, whatever your vehicle. No front ARB just became too much of a PITA for me on roundabouts though.

Yes, I have Milners bearings, and I wouldn't mind betting they come from SKS just the same as the Roughtrax ones. They seem fine fitted as I said. Tighten, check play, drive, check and adjust if necessary.

makes sence
i get my bearings from the same place car dealers do inclueding toyota
http://www.cityseals.co.uk/
its 3 mins from my house
i think i payed about 6 quid of something silly for mine
give em a ring
had mine 5 years or so (or i may have killed one) but ya know how nice i treat mi truck

[Apache]

makes sence
i get my bearings from the same place car dealers do inclueding toyota
http://www.cityseals.co.uk/
its 3 mins from my house
i think i payed about 6 quid of something silly for mine
give em a ring
had mine 5 years or so (or i may have killed one) but ya know how nice i treat mi truck

Probably the same ones.

It's not like Roughtrax, or Milners have secret 'better than anyone's' bearing makers. They'll all be from a big, respected industrial bearing concern. It's not like everyones making them in their shed.

[JUDWAK]

I know that as your opinion as I've read it many times here (and agreed). I've also read even more times from other members that removing front and rear makes no difference at all....


Rob.

they i have have tryed it after it was said on here last year by Apache
nearly 2 wheels on the round about and that was a bit fast but not over the limet
its not worth taking any of them off
your putting your poor passangers in danger in my opinion
for the sake of a bit better off roading
iam nutts about off road and care about my car has much has i care about treading in dog sh1t it bothers me but it will rubb off
but i am not ever going to make my car a danger to others by romoving things

[JUDWAK]

Probably the same ones.

It's not like Roughtrax, or Milners have secret 'better than anyone's' bearing makers. They'll all be from a big, respected industrial bearing concern. It's not like everyones making them in their shed.

that place is huge
we see all the car makes going there for there stock so
we do to but the only difference is the price
ya know how i like my gen parts

[wishbone]

And if you're that bothered about the last nth of articulation you can fit disconnects....


Rob.

[JUDWAK]

what if a deer runs out on ya and your doing 50mph

[wishbone]

Hopefully you'd have your disconnects connected and be able to swerve round the bugger.... or fit a big ol' bull bar


Funny you mention deer... I have deer run across in front of me at least once a week in this season (not so much in the summer)

Rob.

[Gaspode]

what if a deer runs out on ya and your doing 50mph

Then the deer dies.. I hit one christmas eve, it just leapt out of the bush didnt have a chance of missing it, hit the bullbar, went under the Surf, ran it over with both sets of wheels, a bit upsetting for my passengers, the only thing I regret is I couldnt pick it up, by the time I would have found someone to sort it out for me it would have been a bit high, bien christmas n'all, killing something is no fun anyway, but having it go to waste is criminal!


Didnt leave a mark on the truck either, bless her...



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[Maverick]

Going back on topic, mine goes in for her recall Monday, can't wait to see the list my dealer comes up with.
Do you think they'll notice the lack of rear seats? or the lack of clean paint work.
She's due a service, but I thought I'd leave it until after the recall, so I don't have to wash it (now I've said that they won't valet mine).

[MattF]

Heres my question - if i dont have the recall done, that is if i need it, is there any safety risk?

Yes, there is a safety risk. That's like asking, 'If one of my brake pipes happened to burst, would I be okay to drive it?'.

[MattF]

I know that as your opinion as I've read it many times here (and agreed). I've also read even more times from other members that removing front and rear makes no difference at all....

And I can second Apache's post in that I've never uttered that advice either. We both tell people there is a notable difference with the front off. More so, probably, if the original springs and shocks are in use.

As with any other advice, you have to learn to ignore the crap uttered by the morons who'd have you driving a dangerous vehicle and actually use all data available and make an informed opinion/choice.