Grease leaking from front driver side area...need advise plz
03-31-2003 | 11:33 AM
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Grease leaking from front driver side area...need advise plz
couple of days ago, i noticed a lot of grease on front driver side wheel. doing quick visual check, looks like that rubber boot (closest to the wheel) had torn. is this expensive to fix? and should i replace both sides although the passenger side is broken? does anyone have experience with this? if so, please offer some insights. thx.
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03-31-2003 | 11:40 AM
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Originally posted by 95maxmadman
You've got a bad cv joint.
It should cost between $150-$175 or so.
Get the whole axle replaced. The boot replacement won't
quite cut it. I just swapped both of mine.
You've got a bad cv joint.
It should cost between $150-$175 or so.
Get the whole axle replaced. The boot replacement won't
quite cut it. I just swapped both of mine.
jhlee
03-31-2003 | 11:47 AM
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Once you start hearing the noise, the joint's already
on the way out.
Do some research online, but most people will recommend the
whole axle being replaced. To just replace the boot, you're using
a split boot, which is held together by adhesive, where the refurbished axles have one-piece boots.
If you're not selling the car soon, get the whole axle.
My $.02.
on the way out.
Do some research online, but most people will recommend the
whole axle being replaced. To just replace the boot, you're using
a split boot, which is held together by adhesive, where the refurbished axles have one-piece boots.
If you're not selling the car soon, get the whole axle.
My $.02.
03-31-2003 | 12:23 PM
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Originally posted by 95maxmadman
Once you start hearing the noise, the joint's already
on the way out.
Do some research online, but most people will recommend the
whole axle being replaced. To just replace the boot, you're using
a split boot, which is held together by adhesive, where the refurbished axles have one-piece boots.
If you're not selling the car soon, get the whole axle.
My $.02.
Once you start hearing the noise, the joint's already
on the way out.
Do some research online, but most people will recommend the
whole axle being replaced. To just replace the boot, you're using
a split boot, which is held together by adhesive, where the refurbished axles have one-piece boots.
If you're not selling the car soon, get the whole axle.
My $.02.
is that est. for the parts and labor?
jhlee
03-31-2003 | 01:10 PM
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It *should* be easy...
To do the driver's side, you might have to pop out the passenger
side too. Since the passenger side is longer, there's a support bearing connecting it to the frame half way down. There's 3 12mm bolts that aren't to easy to get to if you have a stock ypipe. I stripped one out so I gave up.
Good luck.
To do the driver's side, you might have to pop out the passenger
side too. Since the passenger side is longer, there's a support bearing connecting it to the frame half way down. There's 3 12mm bolts that aren't to easy to get to if you have a stock ypipe. I stripped one out so I gave up.
Good luck.
03-31-2003 | 01:37 PM
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Originally posted by 95maxmadman
It *should* be easy...
To do the driver's side, you might have to pop out the passenger
side too. Since the passenger side is longer, there's a support bearing connecting it to the frame half way down. There's 3 12mm bolts that aren't to easy to get to if you have a stock ypipe. I stripped one out so I gave up.
Good luck.
It *should* be easy...
To do the driver's side, you might have to pop out the passenger
side too. Since the passenger side is longer, there's a support bearing connecting it to the frame half way down. There's 3 12mm bolts that aren't to easy to get to if you have a stock ypipe. I stripped one out so I gave up.
Good luck.
should i replace both sides or just the leftside?
jhlee
03-31-2003 | 03:44 PM
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If your going to replace the axle I would suggest ordering from:
www.raxles.com
They been recommended by several people here on the forum.
www.raxles.com
They been recommended by several people here on the forum.
03-31-2003 | 03:49 PM
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Originally posted by fisher01
If your going to replace the axle I would suggest ordering from:
www.raxles.com
They been recommended by several people here on the forum.
If your going to replace the axle I would suggest ordering from:
www.raxles.com
They been recommended by several people here on the forum.
I called him and asked him what the inside of the axle looke like that I sent back, and he sent me back a Powerpoint Presentation with pictures and diagrams of how my axle appeared to have gone bad.
(Sprint Springs = too low, Seattle Streets = too harsh)
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