Well I did the pads and rotors on my truck today. Borrowed a 3/4 inch drive torque wrench, and got after it. Found a few little surprises along the way. First I found a bad brake hose and bad caliper. No big deal just an extra $100 on the $400 job. Then as soon as I got to the rears I found leaking seals and a bad axle bearing. You could actually shake the axle

So it looks like im goin to need some rearend work done pretty soon. Probably gonna do all the bearings and seal and replace the clutch packs while im in there.
Anyone have any experience with this one? I would like to have a pretty good plan so I dont run into any surprises.

 

Leaking axle seals are pretty common on these trucks. I caught mine early enough to where it didn't cause any damage to the bearings. Replacing the seals were very easy, since I didn't do the bearings or clutch packs I can't really help you out with that one.

 

I got er done today. New bearings and seals on both sides as well as a new pinion seal.
Pretty easy just like a chevy 10 bolt.