What is up with all the bad Axle u-jionts right now

[JCasper]

It seems like there has been a ton of posts/threads on bad axle U-Joints lately.



I just replaced mine so maybe I am now noticing it more. It just seems that everybody is having U-Joint problems these last 2-3 weeks.

 

[BMH95]

Salt season is over and it has taken it's toll. Now that it's getting warm, parts are expanding and telling us about what the salt did to them.

 

[JCasper]

And people have their windows down because it's not raining and they hear all those funny sounds. LOL



We don't use salt in the PNW.

 

[LambertM]

Difficult access + sealed bearings/joints + winter/salt + low cycle MTBF = conspiracy to keep economy rolling

 

[JJFlash]

And people have their windows down because it's not raining and they hear all those funny sounds. LOL



We don't use salt in the PNW.

We (ODOT) are using more and more Mag Chloride on HWY 26... ... I hope we don't see the same corrosion problems.....

 

[JDiepstra]

Dodge front ends are crap. That's why.

 

[steved]

We (ODOT) are using more and more Mag Chloride on HWY 26... ... I hope we don't see the same corrosion problems.....

Mag chloride and a polymer is what they now use in PA... it is bad. Keep your truck washed underneath and don't park in a heated garage in the winter months. I've seen car rot out in just a few years...

 

[JCasper]

We (ODOT) are using more and more Mag Chloride on HWY 26... ... I hope we don't see the same corrosion problems.....

Why? What's wrong with sand?

 

[Mishkaya]

Why? What's wrong with sand?

It's not expensive enough. :-laf

mishkaya

 

[steved]

Around here, they use a mix of sand and salt... they start by spraying dry roads with a brine, then as the storm progresses they use varying salt/sand mixtures, them when it gets bad enough they just plow and use the mixture for weight.

However the sand they use around here is more like pea gravel...

 

[JCasper]

It's not expensive enough. :-laf

mishkaya

probably so. :-laf

 

[JJFlash]

Actually, Mag Chloride is far cheaper than sand... ... Plus, if it's applied properly, it will last for a week. I grew up just north of Pittsburgh, and I'd hate to see corrosion like THAT again... .

 

[betterthanstock]

You could preventively spray oil or grease on the joints before salt season.

 

[Bob4x4]

You could preventively spray oil or grease on the joints before salt season.

:-laf Can you say FLING

 

[Ducman82]

And people have their windows down because it's not raining and they hear all those funny sounds. LOL



We don't use salt in the PNW.

ya we dont use salt, we use good old Rock! helps us sell windshields more up here... . hehehe