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Another cv boot leak thread
This is my 2006 sport. The inner boots are leaking on the right and left side. I installed a daystar 2.5" spacer lift on it in July. It seems that the leaks are not that uncommon after a lift. But i wanted you guys to look at it and tell me what you think. I may try to inject some more grease and add hose clamps.
Last edited by o-evets; 11-08-2011 at 04:47 PM.
Reason: pictures too BIG
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11-05-2011, 03:05 PM
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Doesn't look bad at all. I'd regrease and re-clamp both sides. I re-clamped mine a few weeks ago and havnt had a leak since. I'm gonna regrease both sides when I have some time.
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11-05-2011, 04:33 PM
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Did you use the factory style clamp?
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11-05-2011, 04:53 PM
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reclamp, or just wrap em up with duct tape and regrease
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11-05-2011, 05:48 PM
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Nope, hose clamps from ACE.
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11-05-2011, 08:59 PM
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After I did my lift I got the same problem. The dealership was asking $600 plus for this job. I went home and did my research (a lot of threads about this) got an ordinary clamp from Autozone, and as the other member said "Dry as a bone". Problem solved.
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11-06-2011, 01:08 AM
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I had the same issue. I knew I had a little leak but one day looked under and had what looked like runny grease coming out of the small end of both inner boots.
I went ahead and had a shop clean them up and repack with grease. The outer boots were not leaking at all, BUT when they pulled the outer boots, the grease ran out like water. So I had them put a whole new boot kit on. I figured if you're going in, do it right. It was about $300 with OE parts and labor, all four boots replaced, joints cleaned and new grease.
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11-06-2011, 10:57 AM
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I need to tend to one of mine as well. Is there a specific grease to use or just pump it out of the cartridge?
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I'm another victim after installing my lift. It seems to affect the geometry in a bad way.
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I need to tend to one of mine as well. Is there a specific grease to use or just pump it out of the cartridge?
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any automotive grease will work, you can even mix and match if you want
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11-06-2011, 10:50 PM
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Got the clamps on this morning. I didn't have time to add grease (didn't have any), but I at least stopped the bleeding.
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Got the clamps on this morning. I didn't have time to add grease (didn't have any), but I at least stopped the bleeding.
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Did you use stock clamps?
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11-07-2011, 01:04 AM
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Its not an issue related to lifting your vehicle, it seems to be a common issue with 4Runners and Tacomas. The small inboard CV Boot clamps leak or the boot tears at the clamp. Had it happen to my rig and seen it a lot at work.
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11-07-2011, 10:17 AM
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Use marine style hose clamps. The ones you find at hardware stores have sharpe edges and may cut in to the boot. Here is a great wright up.
Replacing CV bands - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum
I did mine with marine clamps i got on ebay after the dealership replacements popped off after a year.
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11-08-2011, 09:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by berettashot117
any automotive grease will work, you can even mix and match if you want
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I thought I read that you were suppose to use HP90 grease?
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Did you use stock clamps?
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I used hose clamps I had in the shop.
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Its not an issue related to lifting your vehicle, it seems to be a common issue with 4Runners and Tacomas. The small inboard CV Boot clamps leak or the boot tears at the clamp. Had it happen to my rig and seen it a lot at work.
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I am affraid the dealership won't see it that way, and won't fix it under warranty.
Thanks for the link zuke.
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