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Cosmoline is a pain when the part has been wrapped in that crepe paper stuff for a few decades.
Maybe the wax keeps them healthy for a little longer than otherwise
This is not wear; this is the coating used to protect the shaft afterward.
Exactly! Always felt like an archeologist peeling away the fine layers of mummified wrap to get down to the treasure.
What a crazy situation. A new CV joint every 5k miles. I’d be looking at three CV joints per year.
Is it wear, or just cracked black paint? I don't remember seeing paint on the boots of the new driveshaft.
Time to put some weight up front. Well, that's how I justified my front CV lasting longer. Winch and bumper weight!
I believe the installation follows this video’s demonstration, although this is obviously for a Jeep.
Not the protective layer of the rubber parts, but the protective coating that is sprayed onto the shaft after the rubber sleeve has been installed. In the process, the sleeve is also slightly coated/overpainted.
This question has been addressed many times throughout the thread and the answer is always that so far such a design or material hasn’t been found. A lot of people here far more capable than me have tried many theories and efforts but they’ve all been in vain. Several companies across the world have looked into it, then declined the chance. The design is flawed from the start so the general consensus here is to replace with a terraflex joint when they go and to keep an eye on it for signs of the boot ripping. And not lift the vehicle either unless you plan to replace the joint as often (or more often) as your oil changes. How long will you get? That answer varies dramatically.
Lifts just don’t play nice with these trucks.
