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Old 10-21-2014, 05:49 PM
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i found grease squirted all over my driver side wheel well does anyone see anything wrong in the picture ?
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CV boot blew..., thick grease like that is always from the CV, the same type is in the ball joints but its so small that if it rips it just gradually comes out. you can see it leaking in the pic even the boot clip area
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CV boot blew..., thick grease like that is always from the CV, the same type is in the ball joints but its so small that if it rips it just gradually comes out. you can see it leaking in the pic even the boot clip area
What if i keep riding it around like that? Only car i can use atm :l and can i just replace the boot? Or might as well replace the whole cv Joint?
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no harm really you'll just fling grease all over, ppl have gone months like that. replacing just the boot and packing grease us hell. just get a new shaft and give them your old one
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Originally Posted by B_Swapped93
no harm really you'll just fling grease all over, ppl have gone months like that. replacing just the boot and packing grease us hell. just get a new shaft and give them your old one
So i might as well just change the whole cv joint? i sometimes hear popping when going over small bumps
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Yep need it replaced or rebuild. Soon it will be making it when u turn. Annoying
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