Hello,
I pulled the cv joints on the transaxle-end of my axles, and found that they were full of what appeared to be 90wt gear oil. I understand that they should have been packed with grease?
This is the first time I've had these joints apart (previous owner was kind of an idiot, so I'm concerned about what might be going on). The outside of the surface of joints had some oil on it (i.e. evidence of leaking), but it really didn't look like the transaxle itself was leaking. If there was a leak, it must have been from the transaxle into the cv joint.
The axle is a heavy duty bus-style IRS. I just wanted to confirm from someone who has a bus transaxle that this joint is in fact supposed to be packed with grease, and there is not supposed to be a flow of oil from the transaxle into the joints.
Thanks!