Rust paranoia!
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Rust paranoia!
The other day I happened to look under my 2007 JK. I noticed that some of the components around the brake assembly had this oxidation look to them, including the drive shaft. Am I just being paranoid? This car was built in Feb. 07, isn't it a little early for something like that to happen? I don't know... maybe these parts are not "treated". Any ideas?
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For some reason many of the outer axle housing parts are unpainted cast iron. I guess they don't bother painting them because it saves time and money, and it would actually take 50+ years for them to rust through.
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50 years? Guess I'll have to save for a new Jeep when I'm 93.
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The last time I was under the JK mounting my bumper, I saw some nuts-n-bolts that were rusting and decided to do a little preventive maintenance. I cleaned off the rust and brushed-on some black rustolium paint. I even hit all the newly installed nuts-n-bolts to.
Might as well as long as your down there!
Might as well as long as your down there!