I have not looked under the hood in about a week now, but yesterday i noticed that their was grease (light blue in color) splattered around the plastic boot right behind the driverside break setup. There is a small slit there, not sure how it came to be, but it's leaking. I have yet to feel/ hear anything strange while accelerating, shifting, breaking, or turning..but i do know that if i get dirt or any gravel in there I will most likely be replacing the entire setup down there. So my questions are:

Is this a common problem? what causes it?

How much am I looking at to get this fixed before it gets worse?

I am lowered, so should i not even bother with warranty?

Is this something I could fix myself (not using duct-tape as a long term solution), like following the same guidelines for a five lug conversion...would this be a useful diy tool?

In the mean time I am however going to slap some tape on that badboy, im driving close to 100 miles a day to/from work and Im sure that isnt helping, so please any insight would be great. Thanx

David

 

You have a busted cv boot that got busted because your car is lowered. Ive had the same thing happen twice on my drivers side, but I'm lucky that my dealer takes care of me. Hopefully you can find one that will do the same with you.

 

The car will be on ice for the next two days, I have found alternate transpo to work. also, I have a shop getting prices for me on a new axel, but if i were to just get the boot replaced how much time/ miles would this buy me so that i can adjust my budget to pay for the axel.