mud in twin traction beams.

[swynx]

This last weekend I went up to Hoover and hit some mud holes. Most of the holes were as deep if not deeper than my 33s. Got back home and tore it apart last night to re-lube everything. There is solid mud in the beams. You can see it through the window on the passenger beam. Fluids are still good tho.

Any fix for this besides sas?

 

[PlumCrazy]

Avoid mud? solid axle tubes fill with mud too...it makes swapping shafts with out getting dirt in the diff a total PITA.

 

[FritzTKatt]

Pressure washer? Maybe just a hose...

 

[tmcalavy]

You went commando muddin'...without your beam shorts? Now the fun begins.

 

[FritzTKatt]

I guess for a real SOLID driveline you could always fill up that extra space with weld... epoxy in a pinch...

 

[swynx]

Avoiding mud isn't possibly. Around its its mud and snow that's it. Not a big deal to me just wondering if there was any thing I could do. But I didn't think there was. This last weekend I was pushing mud over the top of the beams.

 

[tmcalavy]

Well before you go muddin next time, you could spray some non-stick on the beams...anywhere the mud likes to pool and stick. Might work...unless it is like really thick mud...something has to stick to begin with to give the rest a chance to build up on it.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Honestly a good glossy paint finish will make cleaning up a lot easier

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[straycat]

I don't do the mudding crap, but a lot of my friends have been doing it for years and they always say they got to spend hours cleanning their dd trucks and Jeeps. Funny.....they say this every month they go out to a mud bog.....lol. Now, some of my buddies who just have a truck or Jeep for mudding don't give a rat's butt and never clean it unless a free rain shower comes a long and wets the truck a bit...lol. They could care less about the suspension getting muddy.

I would ot worry about it, Bro. Have fun and enjoy what you do.

 

[bigmark303]

The only time you have to worry is in the winter when you get a nice day and hit some mud, the beams get filled, and then it freezes that night.

Otherwise its just dirt and water. If your grease seals are good you wont have any issues at all and can leave it in there until you eventually wash it out from hitting water holes or never wash it out and keep it in there.

Mine are still filled on my trail truck from 6 months ago. Every time I go out I just add to it and replace the old mud for some new mud.

 

[dangerranger83]

Thing with mud it's it's like to hold moister which will rot out your under body faster.

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[85_Ranger4x4]

Make sure you attack it when it is wet, when it is dry it puts up a much greater fight.

 

[ridgerunner]

Find a creek or lake and drive through to clean it up some
Keep the tree hugging communists bitchin' JK.

 

[swynx]

Haha. Yeah most of the mud I run is real soupy.most of it is probably from the hole that I hit of which had all the run off from the hills. It just ran into this one hole then the mud settled in it and the water flowed to the next hole. I don't think it will be a problem because i service my truck after every trip.