| Author | Message | ||
     Will Cupp (W_cupp) Senior Member Username: W_cupp Post Number: 266 Registered: 07-2003 |
I broke a front axle last weekend and after looking over the front CV I noticed a discoloration. It looks like the CV had been getting hot and "blueing" the CV at the point where the bearings meet.   I run gear oil in my swivel balls, not grease. Is it normal for the CV's to look like this? | ||
| Trey Burns (Trey_burns) New Member Username: Trey_burns Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2003 |
Seems to me that you have inadequate fluid getting to your CV's. Are your swivels leaking at all? Trey Burns | ||
| Will Cupp (W_cupp) Senior Member Username: W_cupp Post Number: 268 Registered: 07-2003 |
No, they do not seem to be leaking. But, when I did drain the fluid from the swivel ball it was a grey, metalic color. Looked like it may of had some water in it. I change the oil in the swivel balls offen, about every 3000-6000 miles. | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Billb Post Number: 1343 Registered: 02-2002 |
It's hard to tell from the pix, but often that blueing is left from the factory heat treat and not from running /lube issues. Bill |
