Inner CV joint grease different than outer?
 

Changing front CV outer boot. Went to smack off the outer shaft/bearing retainer from the main shaft, and the entire main shaft w/inner triple roller and inner boot came out. Whereas the outer CV joint contains what looks like a grease, the inner looks brown and more like a heavy weight oil. It can't be diff fluid, and the inner boot isn't torn, so no water could have gotten in.

Anyone explain that?

I seem to remember something like that on my old volvo,when I got boot kits from dealer, they had grease packs with same stuff for inner and outer. Maybe heat + age from being closer to trans/engine ?

it is a different fluid, its normal

Hi killcrap,I sent u a pm.

What kind of lubricant is it, as I need to replace it now?

I guess I can just use the "standard" cv joint grease.....the service manual just refers to it as "cv joint grease", like it does for the outers.

Mahalo.

the inner repair kit comes with a pouch of this grease.