Guys,

noticed on my front drivers side rim that it had a lot of grease on the inside of it, took it off and found large quantities of grease around the axle drive shaft boot. any oughts on what the problem is?

Wheel

boot with grease everywhere
another angle

any help greatly appreciated....is this something I can fix on my own? if not, what shoudl I expect to pay?

thanks,

YV

 

your boot split. it's a relatively easy fix, just a huge pain if the axle is seized to the hub and/or separating the lower balljoint.

a couple options are:

replace the axle ~65$ autozone /w lifetime warranty
replace the boot, clean and repack with grease ~25$

either way you need to take the axle out.

 

make sure before you take on this project that you have access to airtools or a really strong friend

 

thanks guys......

YV

 

does it click when you turn, or make u turns. if it does you need to replace your axle.

 

cv boot busted

 

YEA DOES IT MAKE SOUNDS WHEN U TURN IF IT DOES U GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE UR AXLE TOO AND PLUS HOW MANY AXLES ARE LIKE THAT IS IT ONE OR TWO? IF ITS ONE U GONNA HAVE TO PAY ABOUT 130 PARTS AND LABOR FOR EACH SIDE OF UR AXLE FOR BOOTS ABOUT 8 BUCKS.. IT DEPENDS HOW BAD U GOT IT.. U MIGHT WANNA GET IT DONE ASAP BEFORE IT COMES TO UR RACKIN PINION.. NOTE: UR CAR MIGHT BE TOO LOW THATS WHY ITS HAPPENING ITS GONNA KEEP ON DOIN THAT IF UR CAR IS TOO LOW .....

 

it appears to the boot only, as I have not heard any noises from it. As for too low, I droped my car 1.5 so I don think its too much,,,

I will drive it straight to the dealer for repair.

Thanks,

YV