Thanks for all the great suggestions.  I'll let people know how it
goes.  And just to clarify: yes, I was talking about the axles, and not
the joints themselves.  John, If I do paint my axles (yellow!), how far
back do you think I should tape off the axles for painting?  I assume I
should keep it comfortably away from the part that will be under the
boot?  I guess I could paint after putting the boots on...
Thanks again,
-Wes

John Rodgers wrote:
> Wes,
>
> Use a solvent to clean all grease and dirt from the shaft, then sand
> lightly the portion of the shaft between where the boots will ride.
> Use of a fine grit wet/dry sandpaper will give you a really smooth
> finish. DO NOT sand any portion of the shaft where the splines are.
> After cleaning and sanding, wash off with clean solvent again to
> remove any sanding dust, then use a good epoxy spray paint and paint
> the shafts. I think the shafts were all originally black - don't know
> for sure - but I would paint mine blue, or orange or yellow or
> something - just to add a little pizzaz or to be different.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver x2
>
> Wesley Pegden wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I'm sending this out as another attempt to gather some wisdom regarding
>> cleaning up my axles before putting on my new cv joints.  Is it safe to
>> use fine sandpaper to help clean them?  (For example, the kind you can
>> use wet?)  I had a few responses that thought this was a bad idea.  What
>> do people think is the best way for me to clean them up (at the ends
>> where the boots will go)?
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Wes
>> '84 1.9l manual
>>
>> One more question was: should I do anything to my transmission while I
>> have the axles out?  Wipe the grease away from the area where the cv
>> joints attach, etc?
>>
>>
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