Not torn, but leaking inner CV boot
10-20-2012, 12:32 PM
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Not torn, but leaking inner CV boot
I noticed that my passenger side inner CV boot is slinging some grease around. The actual boot itself appears and feels to still have its normal structural integrity. After some research, I feel that I can possible correct the leak if I buy a proper clamp and refill the grease with a syringe. Any suggestions from you subie experts? I've read that the heat given off by the downpipe, which passes relatively close to the boot, probably has something to do with it.
Here is the culprit
*edit - embedded picture was massive, so here is a more manageable size.
http://imgur.com/RrlPo
Here is the culprit
*edit - embedded picture was massive, so here is a more manageable size.
http://imgur.com/RrlPo
Last edited by jjtodd0612; 10-20-2012 at 12:35 PM.
10-20-2012, 01:48 PM
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My driver side outer cv boot was doing the same.I jacked the car up took the wheel off and inspected it,found out the clamp was a bit loose.I cleaned it up,refilled it and put a new clamp and made sure all the others were snug as well.FYI grease was like bucks from the auto store cant remember how much the band was but get that from the dealer as the other bands are crap.
10-20-2012, 04:21 PM
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Make sure the boot itself isn't worn, like it's not dry and that it's still rubbery and soft. You can always reclamp it, I've heard people succeeding with that process, personally I would just reboot it because the boot will eventually get worn, the parts aren't that expensive, even at the dealer, it's just really time consuming and messy.
10-20-2012, 05:30 PM
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Make sure the boot itself isn't worn, like it's not dry and that it's still rubbery and soft. You can always reclamp it, I've heard people succeeding with that process, personally I would just reboot it because the boot will eventually get worn, the parts aren't that expensive, even at the dealer, it's just really time consuming and messy.
10-20-2012, 08:06 PM
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if you need some help I can try to send over some directions from the service manual, it's pretty thorough. It takes less than an hour to reboot it, maybe an hour or two if it's your first time.
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