'89 360 -- replace bearings or not?

From : exoticscales

Q: ive noticed an increasing problem with brake dust on my 2001 dak. even after having new front rotors fitted the dust still builds up fast on the front wheels. seems to be happening on the back tires too - had the truck in for a slight feel problem when braking they said the back brakes were dirty cleaned them out the slight shudder vanished - and came back after a couple of months. truck still has the original brake pads but i didnt notice this problem until about a year ago. seems to be getting worse tho that could just be my perception. is this something i should look into or do i just need to make sure i keep lots of wheel cleaner on hand jmc .

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From : max dodge

you can replace crank mains and rods from the bottom no problem. further its an acceptad practice and done correctly causes no problems. however id bet on the cam bearings as being the problem and as such you might as well pull the cam and do them to be sure to solve the problem. jmo ymmv but dont expect the crank bearings to solve this problem. also i see no problem running the 20w50 in winter so long as temps are not extreme. if you live in canada heed your mechanics advice. if temps regularly go below 10f simply changing viscosity for the winter may still solve the pressure problem. ultimately youll have to rebearing the motor. as far as cutting the crank this depends on amount of damage and can only be correctly assessed by pulling the bearigns and lookign at the crank. if its too much youll end up pulling the engine. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. i recently bought an 89 b250 with the port-injected 360 gas engine. the van is in nice shape and seems to have plenty of pep. problem is -- low oil pressure. i replaced the oil pump with a new hi-volume one and installed a good mechanical oil pressure gauge. it would read around 60psi