Turns out a boot on my axle has a cut in it and it was flinging grease out. It's about a centimeter long. What kind of grease does it have in it? I've got some white lithium and a gun, I was just going to shoot the boot full of it and seal it with silicone. Is that ok grease or no?

 

Oh well, I'm just gonna do it, there's no clicking or jerking or wobble-ness. So it's a quick fix. Good thing I caught it soon enough.

 

I would replace the boot if I were you. They are relatively cheap anyway, so you might as well. It will most likely tear again if you seal it with silicone.

 

I always used to rip the c v boot at the track, I always just replace the whole axle.

 

Hmm. So uh how do you replace a boot?

 

You can buy a kit with the boot, bands, and grease. Pull the old one off, put the new one on, pack it with grease and secure it with the bands.

I figure that when the boot dies, the CV joint is probably about to follow. I got a new axle for $80 shipped off ebay, so it wasn't worth my time to replace the boot. You can choose to replace the boot, but it is much easier just to swap the axle out with a new (or remanufactured ) one.

 

Yea it would be easier, but I just ordered rims, wheels, pads, and rotors. Would replacing the boot require pulling the axle itself apart?

 

Turning under power is heavy wear on the joints right?

 

I have never done it but the service manual shows that you have to disassemble the whole joint to get the old boot off and the new one back on. Assembling a CV joint is something I think I want to experience. You are going to have to pull the axle out either way, so why not save yourself the hassle and just throw a new one in?

Yes, it puts a fair amount of stress on them.

 

ther it is right there. $60 to $80 for a new one.