I removed the front drums to get the axel ready for sandblasting last night and I'm starting get into some uncharted territory. Meanining areas of a vehicle I'm really not comfortable working on because I never worked on this sorta thing before. When I removed the spindle nut, theres a wheel bearing behind it. Can I tell just by looking at it if the bearing is still good? Also the same question goes for the wheel seal and anything else that may be in there. Like I said, I just removed the drums last night and never had a chance to clean out the grease so there may be more things in there to call attention to that I haven't mentioned.
Also, the king pins and tie rod ends. Luckily Jim Carter sells replacements for the 2-ton trucks. Is it nessecary to replace those items as well after I take them off the axel? Or can I reuse the old ones?
Thanks in advance...
~Ron
