Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Bought truck in 2013 with 190k. Feb 2014 I pulled everything apart to replace axle ujoints. Bearings were a little dry inspecting through the ABS hole. I put 12-15 pumps of grease in the hole and put it all back together with new joints. I noticed a little play in what I thought was the ball joint. Figured next time I opened it up I would replace them too.
Fast forward to Dec 2016. I was figuring I would grease again in the winter and do the ball joints. I only put about 10K a year on the truck. So it had about 30K since I greased before.
On my way to camp (150 miles), I hear a faint noise at mile 10ish. By mile 50 I really hear a grinding. I am sure I feel and hear it from left side. I stop and inspect things and cant see anything.
At mile 100 I turn around and start heading home. Call friends to meet me with a trailer. I get back 50 miles. By this point it is pulling so hard to the right I have the wheel at 90 degrees.
I pull into a pull out, and back in to wait for trailer. Huge cloud of smoke come out of right side. WTH? I get out and look. Right wheel is at a 40 degree angle.
No time to fix myself. So I give it to a shop. 1800 later and a litany of parts it back to normal. Needed set of bearings, right side needed rotor, caliper, caliper bracket, brakes, axle shaft. Left side just got he bearing and brakes.
Gotta love friends that can come on a moments notice with a trailer to haul you home in a snow storm on a Friday night.
Fast forward to Dec 2016. I was figuring I would grease again in the winter and do the ball joints. I only put about 10K a year on the truck. So it had about 30K since I greased before.
On my way to camp (150 miles), I hear a faint noise at mile 10ish. By mile 50 I really hear a grinding. I am sure I feel and hear it from left side. I stop and inspect things and cant see anything.
At mile 100 I turn around and start heading home. Call friends to meet me with a trailer. I get back 50 miles. By this point it is pulling so hard to the right I have the wheel at 90 degrees.
I pull into a pull out, and back in to wait for trailer. Huge cloud of smoke come out of right side. WTH? I get out and look. Right wheel is at a 40 degree angle.
No time to fix myself. So I give it to a shop. 1800 later and a litany of parts it back to normal. Needed set of bearings, right side needed rotor, caliper, caliper bracket, brakes, axle shaft. Left side just got he bearing and brakes.
Gotta love friends that can come on a moments notice with a trailer to haul you home in a snow storm on a Friday night.
