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Thanks for you info, Just jacked up each tire and checked bearings like I would check a trailers wheel hub bearing and they were perfect not even a hint of play. Also pulled the plug on each front hub and the magnet looked good on each and the gear oil was still pretty clear. I did drain and...

So I’ll explain why I’m asking. I just finished up a 3,500 mile road trip with my 2003 M1078A1 ex-Air Force truck with 13,500 miles on it. 10,000 miles I’ve driven over the last 8 years. I’ve converted it into an expedition vehicle and she weighs 28,000lbs fully loaded with full tanks. My wife...

Correct, so that's why Steve's method would take into account for spider gears/bearings and the hub bearing wear. Setting it to the factory settings would only take in account the hub bearings not the spider gears/bearings.

There has to be a different result. New gears with precise new parts vs old gears and parts with wear and break in. If it doesn’t matter then if everything is currently running good and no issues at all, why would anyone bother even though they say it should be done annually, unless there is...

I know I'm waking up an old post and I"m hoping someone has figured this out. I just read this entire Forum and I'm still not certain which method of setting the gear lash is better. Also no one ever mentioned how to precisely measure the lash using Steve's method??????? Which I would agree that...