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      12-24-2021, 04:13 PM   #1
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2 types of lubricants in CV Joint boot kit

Hi,
I bought the OEM CV Joint boot kit like this:
https://www.google.pl/search?q=31607...UTF-8&hl=en-gb

The problem is that I got 3 lubricants:
- 2x One-Luber GKN (100g)
- 1x GKY H-15 (100g)

Does anyone know where I should add these? I know that at least one (probably One-Luber 200g should go into the CV Joint boot but what’s the purpose of GKY H-15 then?

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      12-26-2021, 09:34 PM   #2
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I think I may have screwed this up and put the incorrect lube in the outer joint. I replaced a torn outer boot and didn't realize there were two different lubes in the kit until it was too late. IIRC, there was a dark green lube in the outer from the factory, and the lube I put in was more silver? That's going by memory though, so may not be accurate.
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      12-27-2021, 12:30 AM   #3
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I think I may have screwed this up and put the incorrect lube in the outer joint. I replaced a torn outer boot and didn't realize there were two different lubes in the kit until it was too late. IIRC, there was a dark green lube in the outer from the factory, and the lube I put in was more silver? That's going by memory though, so may not be accurate.
They make separate inner and outer boot kits, so unless you got a kit that does both you should be fine
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      12-29-2021, 10:26 AM   #4
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I hope you're right! Oh well, it's holding up so far and if the joint does go bad I'll just end up replacing the shaft like I almost did initially anyway. The boot kits are not expensive, just labor intensive to install and I have more time than money.
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