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Old 07-14-2014, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Diesel911 View Post
I put this thread in My Notes.

I replaced My U-joint and that may not have been needed if I had known about the Needles Rusting.

However, there is a detail missing. What was done freeded up the U-joint but how was the Rusted U-joint re-lubricated?
The last comment on what got inside of the U-joint was PB Blaster. That does not sound like a good U-joint Lube.
It could be that the rarely used portions of the needle bearings had just gotten dry and by doing what was done, breaking them and moving the joint got the grease flowing there again?
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