Does it really ?

Wanting to repack the wheel bearings, my manual tells me the rear can be done similarly to the front but the local mechanic reckons the rear need to be replaced with new ones as the oil in the rear diff lubricates them??????????

I'm glad I spoke to him on the phone because the look on my face was somewhat distorted.

Can anyone share some light on this. I have an 80 series. While I’m here, doing the diff breathers the other day was straight forward but the gearbox/transfer breather is a real bugger to get to so I left it ! Do you reckon I should do something in that department also. At the moment, the breather is relatively high anyway (just behind the firewall halfway up).

BTW, 26 days to go !!!!!!!!!! Going from Sydney town up to the Cape then Darwin, Alice, SA, VIC high country and all surrounding areas. Got 4 months to play with. Bless long service leave !!!!!!!!!!!