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Originally Posted by tangofox007
Great video. Answered a couple of questions. Thanks.
I am wondering if it would be wise to flush the joint with solvent and finish up with brake cleaner. I really don't like the idea of leaving 35 year-old lube/contamination behind. But I would not want to leave any solvent behind, either.
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I wouldn't recommend this. I did it to an axle, and it ended up failing after about 50K miles. The problem is that you can't really get in there to clean. Not only do you do a poor job of removing the old lube, you end up with a combination of dirt, lube and solvent in the can. Then there's no way to squeeze the new lube into the bearings, so you are dependent on random mechanical action to move the lube into place. If your axle was filled with oil, just drain it off. If it was greased, mechanically remove what you can reach. Then install the new lube and be done with it.