My towed is an 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee which has just reached 105K miles. In addition, it has about 40K towed miles on it. I have serviced it per the book but I'm wondering about the effect of those uncounted miles on the rolling parts. Should I be watching anything ? Doing anything? Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks,
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I just changed my diff oil and checked my wheels more often and also rotated them after every trip. My wrangler had over 300K towing and 50K on the clock. 5 sets of tires too.
Other than normal service, just check steering linkage for excessive play(which should be done at service time anyway), and front wheel bearings for any play.
Thanks, good suggestions.
A good rule of thumb is if its going around when it's being towed count the miles towards normal service interval. If it's not IE Engine then don't. Brakes are considered as being in use unless they are not activated.
Keith