77,000 km run Mahindra Bolero: Service & maintenance

I have been told that in Mahindra Scorpio and Bolero, the hub might get jammed after certain years so the steering parts could be removed via lathe only.

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Our Bolero went for general service last week. The previous service was done at 68k kms. Now the odo stands at 77k kms. The vehicle is now close to 7 and 1/2 years old.

The amount was rounded off to Rs 6,000.

Few repairs and replacements in the past few days before general service:

• One of the headlight bulbs failed. These Osram bulbs worked well for 7 years. Anyhow, replaced both bulbs with Philips H4 Rally Pro.
• The wiper motor conked off. Armature and winding are replaced and the motor is fixed back. Cost me Rs 2,700.
• Front and rear interior lights were replaced with simple coin-shaped LEDs. Cost me Rs 100 each.

Issues found but yet to be fixed (Need your insights please)

• The horn is not working if the steering is straight/turned to certain angles. The auto electrician checked the wiring and horn, and both are good. He told two possibilities:

1) The brass tip under the steering wheel might have worn off.

2) Even after giving a temporary wire connection at the U joint still the earthing issue persists. May be due to rust at steering U joints. Either we need to remove the steering rod clean the rust and put it back or replace it with a new one.

Also, to check the brass tip, in the electrician's workshop, they tried to remove the steering wheel using a puller, but couldn't do it. Many said in Bolero and Scorpio, the hub might be jammed after certain years so the steering parts could be removed in lathe only. Is that so?

Now after that try, the steering feels a little bit hard and they told me it will be back to its original condition after a few hundred kms. Hope it will be back to normal.

• Uneven wear found on the outer side of the front tyres.

Alignment and balancing are properly done in 5k kms intervals but still, this happened. As of now the back tyres moved to the front and vice versa. During general service, the mechanic told me to run some more kms and if the wearing comes again, the front suspension will be checked and if needed necessary parts will be replaced. Example image below.

Couldn't take photos of the car/parts/process due to my phone issue. Will add some in the next post sometime later.

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