[itsruf]

consider squirting some kind of grease/ penetrant/ lube in the rubber boot deals.
96 miles on these. Ugly but still salvageable.
Sat for 14 months in a shop and were still wet inside the rubber boot.

I was trying to remove the individual parts before powder coat.
Not sure how others powdercoated the uppers cause the bearing doesn't look to wanna co operate.
Have aftermarket lowers and was gonna save a buck and keep the OE uppers.

 

[Hooty222]

I am with you, when mine was showroom new I shot grease under the boot with a needle (the kind used for poking thru a cv boot) so far so good for me. BUT I dont live in a wet area anymore.

 

[crazywatson]

It worked for the Tin man and he sat in a field for years!