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Motor31 · 07-02-2012, 10:39 AM

I'd get new tires ASAP. Those have been sitting for years in one spot and they are more than 6 years old. That means they are very likely to have been set with the rubber drying out in contact with the ground and the sidewalls brittle. I would not assume they will make a 100 mile trip and the results of losing a tire can be very expensive should it pop on the road.

Second situation is the bearings on each wheel. I'd feel more comfortable having them changed out for the same reason, just sitting for years. The races may have become brinelled, indented, and the grease dry.

Make sure you grease each suspension point before it moves as well.

07-02-2012, 10:39 AM	#2
Motor31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130	I'd get new tires ASAP. Those have been sitting for years in one spot and they are more than 6 years old. That means they are very likely to have been set with the rubber drying out in contact with the ground and the sidewalls brittle. I would not assume they will make a 100 mile trip and the results of losing a tire can be very expensive should it pop on the road. Second situation is the bearings on each wheel. I'd feel more comfortable having them changed out for the same reason, just sitting for years. The races may have become brinelled, indented, and the grease dry. Make sure you grease each suspension point before it moves as well. __________________ Mike Nancy and the fuzzies Fulltiming since June 2004 Volvo 660 MH tow vehicle 2005 MS 38RL 2007 Saturn Ion "toad" 2010 Gold Wing "piggyback"