Nice grease

[Jeff in Pa]

I got a used CV driveshaft to shorten for the Onan engine swap. The driveshaft came directly from the seller. It moved well ( no rough spots), both the boots and the fan were in good shape. I opened it up since the buyer wants new balls and O rings and was amazed at the grease. It acted like glue. The balls are stuck in the splined driveshaft hub.

Time for the brake cleaner

[J-Mech]

Yeah, that stuff sets up like concrete or glue. Nasty. I think some of it is the fact no one ever greased them. Then you pack 30 years of dirt into them, it mixes and that's what you get.
I don't recall.... are the boots still available?

[Diesel Doc]

Yes they are available from Cub

[Jeff in Pa]

They cleaned up nice with a LOT of elbow grease.

[bugeye]

10 years ago I purchased an 1864. CV joints looked the same as these pictures. Dried, caked dirty stiff grease. Cleaned, new o-rings and boots, greased with CV grease. Took apart this past summer for inspection/maintenance. Dried grease but clean. I won't wait 10 years for the next cleaning.

How did the splines on shaft and CV center look?

[Jeff in Pa]

10 years ago I purchased an 1864. CV joints looked the same as these pictures. Dried, caked dirty stiff grease. Cleaned, new o-rings and boots, greased with CV grease. Took apart this past summer for inspection/maintenance. Dried grease but clean. I won't wait 10 years for the next cleaning.

How did the splines on shaft and CV center look?

Excellent and nice fit.