This CV grease drying out seems to be a regular thing now but it never
happened to me 10-20 years ago. My 70s buses never had this problem and
the grease was always gooey when the boot was opened up. Now when I open
one up a year or 2 after repacking they are dry. It has to be different
grease now and I have heard that it was changed to reduce the lead
content.

Mark

Jeff Palmer wrote:
>
> Same thing happened to me twice (I'm a slow learner).  Boots in good shape,
> no tears, but no grease.  Of course, this was pre-list.
>
> Jeff
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 7:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Cost effective,,expected for 60,000mi svc
>
> > >CV joint grease isn't something that ever requires changing. The joints
> > won't
> > >last anylonger replacing the grease.
> >
> > I don't agree... the greese drys out and cakes up.
> > Bill