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The wrench that took care of that M880 knew about the bearing grease zerk. Since the truck was ex-mil with lots of miles, the left front bearing started growling so he went to have it replaced. It required a press to do it, so it was sent out for that job.
Apparently, the press operator got...
Another thing that kills mileage on these is the full-time 4WD. Mile marker used to make a kit to deactivate that into manual mode. No way to put locking hubs on it without a lot of parts changeout. That kit did markedly inprove the MPG.
The front wheel bearing (yes, just one) can fail and...