Does it see road salt in the winter?

 

Nope. I don't drive it in the winter unless it's good weather. And that means warm (relatively speaking), no snow and no leftover salt still on the road. Even if it's a nice day and the snow has melted but we haven't had any rain to wash the salt away then I don't drive it. But the OP is in San Diego so he won't have to worry about snow/salt.

 

Nope. I don't drive it in the winter unless it's good weather. And that means warm (relatively speaking), no snow and no leftover salt still on the road. Even if it's a nice day and the snow has melted but we haven't had any rain to wash the salt away then I don't drive it. But the OP is in San Diego so he won't have to worry about snow/salt.
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Man who truely loves his car even after all these years.

 

I remember several years ago Xviper suggested appllying Shin-Etsu Grease on CV boots and all rubber components. Shin-Etsu is a silicone grease similar to Sil-Glyde. You do not want to use motor oil or any petroleum distillate lubricant since they can be harmful to rubber. IMO, 303 would probably work well, although 303 washes off.

 

Xviper used aerosol silicone spray lubricant on the boots. I've tried it a couple times too, seems like there is so much propellant and solvent in the spray, I question how much protectant actually remaains once it finishes evaporating after 1 minute. Shi-Etsu would be good at protecting but would be tough to apply by hand, plus all of the road dirt would ahere to it, probably not good for the balancing of the shafts as they rotate at high speeds.

 

RWD CV joints don't have to turn and apply power. They also don't have near the heat transfer from the front brakes. That's why the boots last longer. Silicone spray if you want to, just keep it of the brakes.

 

^Yup, that's why we have less of an issue with boots cracking. Also, read the label on the silicone spray you use, many of them use a petroleum based vehicle for the silicone, which as earlier posted, is bad for the rubber in the long run.