Four wheeling, (mud) question
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Four wheeling, (mud) question
Ok, here it goes, i have an 87 f-150 4x4 351, i went wheeling in the mud, sandy stuff a while back, and it took forever for my front brakes to clean out, they sounded like they were full-o-shat i was wondering if there was anyway to keep this from happening or do you just turn up the radio and forget about the noise? thanks for the help.
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Stay out of the mud or get a pressure washer and get in there real good. Also a word of caution. If your mudding your getting moisture at or above the hub and diff level. So it is a good idea to check your bearings a little more often and check or drain the front (and rear) diff to get any water out that may have got it's way in there. I do those things once a year anyway.
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yeah i have a pressure washer, ill have to do that, and about the front dif, the vent hose seems to go out of the top then down the front and dangles there, can i move this into the engine compartment, i need to check my fluid because i know that all went under, but will this hurt it? and why stay out of the mud, even if i didnt have a pressure washer, rotors are shot, and brakes are cheap, no big deal at all.
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i go wheelin in mud all the time pst the hubs, but i also repeck my hubs once a month.... extend all your ent lines to under your hood somewhere, i ran teh tranny, rear, and front diff into one line under the hood, then ran the t-case to a sepearte line with a filter on the end of each one. make sure to clean the vent lines before extending them. the only way to change the front diff fluid is to pump it out unless you want to remove teh axle shafts
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hm, i thought i saw a plug on mine, is this possible,? i could be wrong though, but im pretty sure there were two plugs on it, maby not, i need to check it though havent even done that sense i bought the truck maby i should do that.
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yup your right, for the amount it gets used ill just refil it if its low and be done with it, if i need to drain it, ill have to pump it out. would disk brake dust sheilds keep any mud out?
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those dan shields are supose to keep debris like rocks from hitting the rotors but they don't do a damn thing....don't worry about mud, it is the water that gets in the axle baerings and stuff that screws **** up
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so if i get new rotors will the mud hurt them?? or just keep a nice finish on them, i really dont hare right now bacause mine are full of hardspots but i dont wanna dystroy a new set when i get them in the near future.
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he mud isn't going to hurt them a bit, if you are lucky you might catch a rock between teh pad and rotor which could happen driving down the road and get a goove in the rotor, but i have only seen that happen a very few times....wheever i repack my bearings i clean out the rotors, whre they have the fins in the middle for dissipating heat they get a bunch of mud in there usually.
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ok cool, thanks for the help, i guess its gonna be good for the mud, when i find some, cant seem to finda ny trails i can get down anymore, some are to narrow and the otherone that was fun, a couple of BIG trucks with 40's got out there and now the ruts are huge, dont think ill be making it with 31's time to start looking for more places to wheel.
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well now this trail has rocks that are referd to as oil pan openers, ther sharp and stick straight up and they dont hit until just after the front end plunges in, they have claimed a couple of oil pans, a jeep and a small chevy, i know i also need an oilpan gasket, but i really dont want to deal with that, but i think i would clear the rock, but i dont feel like trying, could be an expensive mistake.