with in the next few weeks i will be doing so much over due repairs/maintanence on the ol dakota.
heres the list

front and rear diff fluid switch to amsiol
ssbc turbo slotted rotors and pads for the front brakes
bleed brakes and same time of course

anything i need to know or anything else i should do while im at it, i bought it used with 137k so i have no idea when these things were last done. ive been searching around so i thought id ask for some pointers.

thanks

joe

 

Since yours is 4WD, you may want to change the transfer case fluid (it gets ATF+4).
Maybe also drop the transmission pan and change the fluid and filters. (unless, of course, its a manual transmission, than just change the fluid).

Oh, and grease any greaseable fittings you might find (u-joints, tie-rods, ball joints... sometimes there are greaseable ones on these trucks).

 

when buying a used vehicle the best thing you can do is assume that zero maitenance has been done to it. heres what i did to my truck when i bought it with 50k miles on it

Tune Up
Spark plugs (i went iridium)
cap and rotor
plug wires
air filter (i did a CAI but at least check your filter)
inspect and/or replace fan belt

Fluids
flushed cooling system
flushed tranny fluid
greased everything with a fitting
new thermostat
check rear differential

Inspections
check wheel bearings
check battery and terminals as well as engine ground strap

Other
drop in some fuel injection cleaner with a full tank of teir 1 gas (cheveron or 76)
car wash!

after all that you can resume the scheduled maitenance as dictated in the manual, your truck will be as new as a used truck gets. my total cost was around $250 and worth every penny

 

when you replace the rotors you will need to seat them with the new pads. ask the auto parts store how go go about this because each set up is diffirent,