Hi all,
There have been several threads on this and other boards on this issue, but I had the common issue of the inner CV axle boots leaking grease. I guess over time the 'fold over' style clamp looses tension and allows the grease to seep out the shaft side of the boot.
Anyway, I replace the OEM style clamp with a crimp style clamp. I did this while the axles were still on the truck...and let me tell you, it was a PITA. Hurting today from it. Probably would have been easier and less messy removing the axle first. But anyway, the aftermarket clamps seems tighter and hopefully it won't leak anymore.
But, here is the thing...not sure if this has been brought up before...I didn't notice anything in the various threads I saw, but I came across this video after the fact:
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So, apparently, Toyota uses two different types of grease in their CV axles...a dark grey type of grease (probably moly?) on the outer joint and a off white grease on the inner joint. I did see that 'white' grease while working on the inner CV boots but my first thought were...contamination (water), but that may not be the case.