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3,600 miles - Should the front axles have this kind of rust already?

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any uncoated surface is going to get surface rust which is 100% normal. light rusting of the cv shafts and unpainted parts of the axle assembly and other chassis components is fine.
 

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Itā€™s fine. Surface rust that is completely normal.
Donā€™t do anything stupid to remove and try to prevent it. Itā€™s not going to rust through.
 
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Looks just like every unprotected part on the underside of my Jeeps
 

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Looks just like every unprotected part on the underside of my Jeeps
I live about five miles inland from Monterey Bay. I replaced the tie rods, drag ling etc. on my TJ. Cleaned, primed and painted all new parts before installing them. Within three months of installing the new parts they already rusted just from the moisture in the air here. As someone said wire brush and then apply Fluid Film. Probably have to do so annually.
 

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Wait till guys start driving their cars on salted roads....
 

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Iā€™m planning on a healthy dose of Fluid Film on my new to me Bronco soon after delivery. Iā€™m expecting it to look like these pictures when it comes off the truck in a couple weeks.
 

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Mud can cause corrosion from what I understand - but further more, I have owned 3 brand new cars since 2016. in each case there is rust when I look at the underbody after maybe 6 months.

Granted, I live in Michigan... the road salt capital of the country, but it seems to occur even in summer months
100% right. Any mud left on can cause that. When I took my jk off roading I put a water sprinkler under it and let it runand move it around for a while to get all mud and dirt off. Since ur in Michigan id advise to get a can of fluid film and apply it before winter.
 
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I get it that is just surface rust and it happens. It's just a bit jarring to look underneath and see everything still looking brand new except for one part. You would think it wouldn't take that much extra effort to paint it.

I just wanted to make sure this wasn't the start of a problem.
 

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I know the undercarriage parts are going to rust eventually, however these are the only parts I see a significant amount of rust on and it's only been 3,600 miles. Is this normal? I've done some light off roading about 3 times otherwise it's all pavement.

Jim

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Thatā€™s simply surface rust. Humidity and water in general are going to do that to any exposed metal. Brand new cars that sit on the lots will have that even if they havenā€™t been driven.
 
 


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