Axle Shaft problem

[Nick1234]

About a month ago i noticed that grease was in the wheel well. I took off the tire and inspected the CV joint? It was the boot closest to the wheel. Im not to sure on the term. Anyway i inspected and could not find a hole or tear. But apparently im missing something. I guess my main question is should i replace the whole axle or should i take it somewhere and they can fix it.?

 

Nick

[Nick1234]

anyone?

[Guest TurboSedan]

sounds like the outer CV joint is leaking grease. if you can't find any damage to the CV boot i would pull the axle and just put a new clamp/s on it. you'll need a special pliers to do it and i would stay away from the cheapo clamps. of course, if it has leaked enough grease you may need to add more grease.

[Guest TurboSedan]

btw, i had to put a new clamp on my inner CV boot. i was using a slide hammer to pull the axle out and it slipped pulling the CV boot completely off i used a cheapo clamp (the type that doesn't need the pliers to install), and it slowly leaked. even though it was a slow leak it whipped grease all over making a huge mess. finally i just brought the axle in to a shop and had them put a good new clamp on. they did it for free (besides cost of clamp), otherwise i would have just bought the pliers.

[5speedz34]

I had the same problem, I just replaced the axle.

 

I figured it lost enough and if it was leaking it would be worth a whole new axle then the 13 year old OEM's.

[Nick1234]

ok so i found the problem. There is a very little whole in the boot. I can patch it up, but i think i need to get it repacked with grease. Where should i go to do that. The car is still driveable. would it cost a lot to get that done?