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axle shafts

as you guys might know i got that xploder axle in my garage in pieces well i live in Charleston, SC and it gets HUMID and hot..and i dont want the shafts rusting is there something that i can coat em in or put em in so they wont rust..i was thinkin like plastic wrap..like suran(haha i cant spell just sound it out)

or just keep em coated in oil..

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W-D40 about once a month worked for me.
 
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wd-40 has water in it though, which is wierd. P Blaster is the way to go.

By the way Evan. Clean off all the rust then apply a lot of wax to it. I dont know how hot is your hot jus make sure the wax wont melt off of course.

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just get some grease, like wheel bearing grease, and just coat them in a thin coating of it and leave em, it'll last as long as they sit.
 
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^+1. Just make sure that you wipe down the shafts before you grease em so you dont trap all that gunk on the shafts only to install them back in the housing and then have gunk in your housing
 
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wd40 works. I used it on the rotors on my axles and it works just fine.

Theres what, 90 something % water inside me but I don't rust??

wd40 works, and its cheaper than pb-blaster. Or just coat it in gear-oil, which mine have all over them anyways lol.
 
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Originally Posted by 034x4
Theres what, 90 something % water inside me but I don't rust??

That's because you were too stupid to take bio, stupid. Ask yourself, why is your blood red when its exposed to the air.

Aaron

*edit* too stupid myself to do quotes right
 

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aaron-owned

Jey-1 aaron-0

thanks guys im coating them tonight..
 
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How exactly was i owned? He did an apples to oranges comparison. He compared human blood to WD-40. OMGS i was owned.

F'in Noobs.
 
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white lithium? and lots of it...my opinion though...
 
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