Okay, I did a reasonable job removing the 30 years of accumulated Dolly Sods, WV dust. I checked the 12 17mm bolts for the Trunnion bearings. I would say the top two on the passenger said moved slightly before the torque wrench "clicked." All of the others did not move before they torque wrench clicked. I backed them off minutely, and then torqued them down. Nothing remarkable. The zip tie confirmed they were about 2/3's full.
In Maryland, I'd be arrested if I soaked things in diesel, so I did the best I could with mineral spirits.
I will have to work on my smell skills, it seemed to me that what was in the birf was grease not unlike the CV joint on my Lexus.
Fluid Film or Surface Shield will be my last task before shipping it off to Colorado.
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