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Originally Posted by EB86
thanks
I did search but couldn't find many people talking about it, or complaining of inner CV joint failure due to grease heating next to the exhaust.
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Most people don't drive their car in a way that put enough heat into things or have a 3" exhaust pipe right next to things either.
I addressed it in my T4 build and a cost effective way of addressing it.
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...&postcount=134
The heat presents 2 risks: 1) it bakes away the grease causing it to deteriorate and eventually fail and 2) sudden change in temperature (like going 10/10ths immediately on a cold morning) can cause the boot to balloon and explode.
I was on the phone with Driveshaft Shop talking about axles and they confirmed my practice which is cover the 3 bases: Good Grease, Breathable boot and keep unnecessary heat away.