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clf · 6th April 2019, 16:10

I replaced one today, that I had to be honest, expected to replace. I injected a little more grease into the boots in the hope that they will do well, it cannot do any harm, or can it?

I imagine if too much grease was able to get below the ball joint, it would pop out (unlikely I know, but if it were to get to that stage the boot would leak first I assume). But we are considering the suppleness of the boot, and lubing the outside, but could the grease not damage the boot from the inside, if it were cheap 'rubber'?

I've also noticed the joints are stiff at first and this too got me thinking. If they are sitting static for a longish period of time, with 'just enough' grease, this could possible lead to dry maybe corroded sections of the joint. The extra grease we add, then sealing the corrosion and allowing it to possibly rot further, again from the inside out.

Just some additional thinking I had today replacing one of mine.

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6th April 2019, 16:10	#27
clf This is my second home MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: carrick Posts: 7,859 Thanks: 3,494 Thanked 2,657 Times in 1,973 Posts	I replaced one today, that I had to be honest, expected to replace. I injected a little more grease into the boots in the hope that they will do well, it cannot do any harm, or can it? I imagine if too much grease was able to get below the ball joint, it would pop out (unlikely I know, but if it were to get to that stage the boot would leak first I assume). But we are considering the suppleness of the boot, and lubing the outside, but could the grease not damage the boot from the inside, if it were cheap 'rubber'? I've also noticed the joints are stiff at first and this too got me thinking. If they are sitting static for a longish period of time, with 'just enough' grease, this could possible lead to dry maybe corroded sections of the joint. The extra grease we add, then sealing the corrosion and allowing it to possibly rot further, again from the inside out. Just some additional thinking I had today replacing one of mine. Sent from my SM-A600FN using Tapatalk __________________ It is not gloss primer .............. it is duct tape silver!