alright, bought new axles from advanced, brand new (GSP cv axles) not rebuilt, opened the box and the smell almost knocked me down. installed them a few days ago and they still stink. it smells just like a skunk. or like really really really really dank weed. the whole shop reeks. parked in the upstairs garage last night, now that reeks. i can even smell it in my ac!! what the hell?? anyone ever had this problem?? oh and i think one of them is bad. posted on here the day before, about a wiggle i can feel when i accelerate and tonight i noticed a rattle when im cruising in neutral. like they dont fit exact or somethings loose. bullocks!!!!
Probly the axle grease. It smells pretty bad sometimes. And yeah its not a surprise to hear someone getting a bad new axle. Although its more common on the remans. It happens more than you think.
axle grease shouldn't really smell that bad. used axle grease (and any used hydraulic fluid for that matter) smells pretty bad
as soon as they used the grease it was used...although they may have used some used used grease... lol, ive never heard of an axel wreaking like that. good luck getting it squared away.
I stay away from any sort of part from Advanced. 90% of the time the part fails w/in a week. Had many friends have the same kinda mishaps w/ Advanced parts. Not tryiing to rip on Advance; just seems they have issues. I blame Advance for the smell; and definately for the faulty axle.