On Mon, 12 May 2003, Bill N wrote: > It may also have not been the case. I have had CV joints turn up dry on > several occasions, and I know they were heavily greased with the proper > stuff. It is a mystery where the grease goes, as the boots were not > torn. The grease wasn't just no longer on the joint, it was completely > missing. All that high speed driving caused it to exceed the speed of light and warp into the future. Some day, someone will find two little piles of used CV joint grease where you park your van and wonder how the hell it got there.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si |
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