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Nope....just rusty, once I pulled the bearings off the spindles, they hadn't turned or galled at all. The races were still able to read the numbers on the outside once I drove them out of the drums.

I never really drove the truck more than a mile or two up the road, simply because I expected to find a few things that needed attention before I struck out on any kind of drive. Most everything has been on the property at slow speeds. With the whistler, I probably wouldn't have heard it until...

I'll see once I get there.....The fluids (transfer, diffs, trans) were all OK albeit a bit dirty. It all appears to be at the wheels.

Yeah, it was full of mud and chunks. Pretty clean now after a good hosing and scrubbing of everything. And yes, no permanent damage!

Finally got around to pulling the deuce brakes down to do all the wheel cylinders, fluid, hoses and front boots, when on both front wheels I found this. Surprisingly it didn't stop too bad. Not great, but not too bad considering the shoes hadn't touched the front drums in a loooooong time...