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Originally Posted by Langcow1
My 4runner has grease leaking out the cv axle boot nearest to the wheel on the passenger side. I have a refurb cv axle on order from Toyota but it’s going to be a week or more until it arrives. How much is ok to drive the rig as is? Around town? How about 400 miles roundtrip on the highway (no offroad)?
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If you’re planning on replacing the entire axle, then 400 miles on pavement with a torn boot should be no problem, like
@
VogRunner
said.
You do however run the risk of damaging the cv joint itself since it won’t be properly lubricated and road grime will likely get in and act like sand paper. This is only an issue if you wanted to keep your original to reboot it.
Now that being said some members on this forum have driven 1000 miles on a torn boot without seeing real damage to the joint. So YMMV.
If you want to reboot your original and keep it as a spare after you install your replacement, Toyota sells a reboot kit: PN 0443835062 (Outboard: black grease, Inboard: tan grease)). You’ll also need a tool like Lisle 30800 CV Boot Clamp Pliers.
Best of luck!