Mufflers Bearings - sealed or greaseable?

who is the joker that started this thread??? Hahahahaha

 

Just a joker that cares about regular maintenance. Speaking of which, I'm just over 30k miles should I be looking at my first replacement set of bearings now? Also, are they any different on trucks equipped with the TRD OR package? Thanks!

 

Just a sarcastic old guy that wants to see more interesting threads than, "Show me your rubber floor mats!". A guy that want to see who the brightest bulbs are out there. I also want to see who has a sense of humor. I am tired of reading the endless assortment of threads that turn into arguing and criticism. I try to avoid the threads that include people that cannot read and enjoy a thread without getting emotionally involved with the thread.

I want to just come here and enjoy the journey through life.

 

All this talk of replacing the muffler bearings got me to thinking of the last time I rotated the air in my tires. Man let me tell you if you don't do that at least every 1500 miles you really don't know what kind of damage you at causing to your rubber. Take my advice or leave it but its a must due in my book.

 

I need to try the air rotation. I was doing complete air changes. You need to completely evacuate the tire and hold it under a vacuum of 1 bar for 2 minutes. The dealer wanted to refill the tires with nitrogen or I could upgrade to the 78% nitrogen blend. Any else running the nitrogen blend?

 

Foam filled is the only way to go.

 

Please tell me you didn't actually fall for the foam fill scam. Oh boy

 

NO, you peasant...it's OIL!

Fill you tires with oil! Makes 'em last longer by eliminating dry rot.

See, how it works is, you fill the tires with any kind of oil or grease (but keep in mind, oil is easier to squeeze through the air fill stem). As you drive, the centrifigal forces pushes the oil into the pores of the rubber, thereby lubricating them from the inside to the outside.

There are MANY benefits from using this technique, let me tell you about some of 'em:

1. Tires are guaranteed to last 10x longer since dry rot will be a thing of the past, and as oil oozes out, it will harden on the drive surfaces through the process of "re-vulcanization" whereby the oil adds a microscopic layer to the drive surface, and then 'cooks' the layer thereby replenishing the thickness over time.
2. No more tire dressing chemicals needed for that deep black rubber shine everyone likes on their sidewalls.
3. Keeps mud from collecting on your tire treads for those who like to go off roading.
4. For those who like to take like to live a little on the wild side, your burn outs and donuts are guaranteed to make someyour neighbors jealous (and others angry, but they don't count)..
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And those are just some of the benefits you'll enjoy by doing this simple 10 minute mod.

...and in case you're skeptical...No, this is not some miracle, you will still need to keep an eye on the tire pressue. But no worries, just top off with more oil, and all is good!