Help with CV boot replacement.

[AmbideXtrous]

The other day I noticed a bunch of grease on my Lower control arm. When I got down to look at it I realized that it was axle grease. So it looks like I need to replace the CV boots/joint. I can't see an obvious tear in the boot. It kind of looks like the grease came out of the end of the boot. This is the inboard boot on the passenger side BTW.

The last time I wheeled was the middle of September. I am not sure when this occurred but the grease looks kind of "fresh" to me. Money is tight right now so I'm gonna have to do this myself. I did the lift myself so I'm pretty sure that this is something I can do.

So my questions are:

How much are the parts gonna cost me?

Will I need any special tools?

Can I replace just the boots?

Should I replace the entire half-shaft along with the boots?

I've done a little research on this but most of the search results that pop up are for 2nd and 3rd Gen 4Rs. Anyone know of a good writeup on a 4th gen?

Any questions I should be asking that I'm not? :

Thanks for any and all replies!

 

[Kmvreter]

This also came up a few days ago. Search back for the threads which have a link to my writeup for the exact same issue I had.
Let us know if you find the link.

 

[AmbideXtrous]

Thanks Kmvreter. That looks like what I need. How has your fix held? Any problems? Leaking grease?

I am not sure whether I have a torn boot or not yet. It looks like most of the grease came out of the end of the boot rather than from the boot itself since the boot itself is relatively clean.

 

[AmbideXtrous]

Well I went to Autozone to price the parts and they don't have the boot by itself available. The entire halfshaft is 75 bucks so I think I'm just going to go ahead and do the whole thing. Considering how hard I wheel it I think that it is the best way to go. Plus all I have to do is pull the old and install the new.