Front LH inner CV boot leaking

[Kmvreter]

Just the info I was looking for. I'll be in the garage in a few hours to have a look. As my luck goes the temp had been in the 60's all week, today it's 19. :nono:

That's when you appreciate a garage instead of being out on a driveway.
I didn't even remove the wheel to do the passenger side (short) reclamp repair. Get out the cardboard and paper towel if it's the milkshake. Don't forget to clean the inside of the boot, not just the joint, for the regrease (long) repair.

 

[speedrcrjl]

both inner CV shafts leaking

Mike are both leaking as well, did you write to Toyota and if so, did you hear anything?

Mine are both leaking. I'm writing a letter to Toyota about this. This to me just isn't right.

I was gonna take out the whole thing, but you convinced me otherwise.

 

[ur7x]

My driver side one started to leak... noticed it at the last oil change... I suspect milkshake based on the goo on the frame... Thanks for this tip.. You just saved me a $500-900 repair at the dealer!

 

[stanleybb50]

My driver side one started to leak... noticed it at the last oil change... I suspect milkshake based on the goo on the frame... Thanks for this tip.. You just saved me a $500-900 repair at the dealer!

^^^ Add me to the ''you saved me a lot of money'' list as well!

Love this website.


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[hrt4me]

I'll be inspecting and repairing my own CV boots this morning...

 

[dukeonuke]

Same Prob & Thx

Identical issue on a 2006 4Runner. Thanks for the great detailed description. I'll be performing the same operation. Much Thx!!!!

 

[dukeonuke]

Did It....+Suggestion.....+Question.

Did it. Still a big greasy flipping mess of a job. Used up 1.5 can's of brake cleaning spray and whole can of WD-40 as I was then out of brake cleaner. My suggestion: Bring 4 can's of Brake Cleaner, plus a full can of WD-40 (all BIG cans).

QUESTION: How much grease does a 2006 4Runner inboard CV joint need. I put in two 4ounce (total 8 ounces) of CV grease. Luckily bought two squeeze tubes of grease, because it seems that just the initial 4 ounces was not enough.

Thanks In Advance 4 Your Replies,

The Duke

 

[HarperS1k]

Just realized this is happening to me too, same inner CV, same small one. Both side. Clamp is tight.

Would anybody be interested in writing to Toyota about this?


This is NOT normal what so ever. We only have 80k miles, and I'm no dumb butt about cars and have babied this thing since we bought it new. I've done my own maintenance.

This angers me.

Lol calm down jack. Go get OEM PARTS from the dealer and do it your self or have them do it for an hr labor per axle. Problem solved and nothing to worry about

 

[earthrealm]

am thinking of just buying a half shaft assy and dropping in the car instead of buying just cv boots and labour to install the boots.....
mine is leaking slightly from 1 end......are cv half shafts like brake pads...that you need to change out both of them at once?...or i could just change out the leaking part now in this case passenger

 

[Kmvreter]

am thinking of just buying a half shaft assy and dropping in the car instead of buying just cv boots and labour to install the boots.....
mine is leaking slightly from 1 end......are cv half shafts like brake pads...that you need to change out both of them at once?...or i could just change out the leaking part now in this case passenger

I only did the grease and clamp because my boots were still OK. Still holding after 5 years. No need to do the half shaft if the boot is OK. Why spend more.
If the boot is torn then, yes, go the replacement route instead of boots. You only need to do the bad one.

 

[earthrealm]

thanks for the tip, mine is making a grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr sound when i turn the steering full to the left at low speeds...so am thinking i didnt notice the tear on time, thus the shaft is on its way out already...got it for $50 on rockauto...cardone parts

i started noticing the noise right after i noticed the torn cv and had the mechanic remove the cv boot, cleaned it and filled it with grease.though he observed that the end of the shaft was rusty [dont know the name of that part - 3 circular metal rings intertwined together]

 

[piccrazy30]

Loosened the large clamp and moved both clamps out of the way to the outer boot (don't cut the clamps completely off until the end in case you need them.)

Removed the boot and was surprised to be met with a CV joint full of grey milkshake rather than old grease.

Thank you for doing this write up, after cleaning my drivers side inner boot about a month ago I looked at it yesterday and much to my surprise was this nasty milkshake mixture you talk about.

I had a few questions for you…..did you only remove the tire to get to the boot and after removing the large clamp how easily did the boot separate from the piece its attached too?

I want to try this on my own instead of paying a couple hundred bucks, any help is appreciate

 

[Kmvreter]

…..did you only remove the tire to get to the boot and after removing the large clamp how easily did the boot separate from the piece its attached too?

I want to try this on my own instead of paying a couple hundred bucks, any help is appreciate

Jack that corner up, remove the wheel and spread out the cardboard. Pry the "latch" on the old clamps open in order to remove them. Cut them off later. The boot slips right off. As mentioned, pay attention to the orientation of the boot so that you install it back on the pattern correctly. You'll see what I mean. Use the correct grease made for CV's; don't use regular chassis grease.

It's a bit messy but go for it.

 

[tre9er]

Bumping this because it has been a topic on the forum of late.

 

[Dee3]

Great thread to fix those leaky lifted oem axles.

 

[acronin2]

Just ordered the parts to perform this repair. Thanks for the great write up [MENTION=1300]Kmvreter[/MENTION] :cheers:

 

[acronin2]

Thanks again...

Repaired my leaking inner CV boots today. Things went pretty smooth all things considered. When I pulled the boots off they looked exactly like Kmvreter's (grayish brown milkshake looking crap). I ordered this repair kit off Amazon and it came with the band-it style clamp and not the crimp style clamp that Kmvreter used. The band-it style clamp needs a special tool with a winding mechanism on the side that is very awkward to use when your up under the truck. It also didn't seem to do a good job getting the clamp tight enough. I ended up back at Napa getting the crimp style clamp. These were much easier to work with and provided a nice tight fit on the boot ends. Other than that everything was just as Kmvreter wrote in his write up. Very messy, expect to use at least one roll of paper towels. :beer:

 

[shahsmerdis]

Bump! Found one leaking. I think its been pretty much close to 6-8 months to when i heard noise and noticed the problem. pretty much getting growning noise when turning the wheel all the way left or right. I'm surprised 2 mechanics didn't tell me there was an issue. Or maybe it finally started fail recently....

To get this correct if the boot is ripped you have to get a refurbed or new one? Which brand to go with, or they are all pretty much the same?

2) if boot is okay, I can just clean up and apply a new seal and monitor it for a month or two?

3) what are signs that the axle is damaged due to neglect?

4) Can I drive this 250 miles to my family friend mechanic? Or should I go in there and clamp it with whatever until I get there?

 

[BCinMD]

Bump! Add me to the list.

My 4Runner was at a local independent mechanic for some routine maintenance, and he called me to tell me about the above pictured mess. He was kind enough to leave the vehicle up on the lift so I could get underneath and take a look. He believes the boot needs to be replaced, which would require removing the half shaft, which of course will be $$$. I took a close look and it appears to me that the boot is fine. I'm going to replace the clamps and see if that holds. I obviously need to clean out the CV joint of the 'milkshake' mess before I repack it with grease - can I use brake parts cleaner to clean it out?

 

[JBurt]

Figured I'd bump this instead of starting something new.

I just rebooted an axle but apparently didn't tighten a clamp enough and spewed grease everywhere. You said you used hp90 grease, but I googled it and didn't find anything. I don't really want to clean out the grease from inside the boot, so what would be a good grease to mix with whatever is left in there? It the grey grease on the outside joint.