CV shaft leak

[Bms Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bms]

Hi guys,

Noticed a leak that seems to be coming from the CV on the wheel side of the boot. Just curious- is it totally stuffed, could it be the boot has just come loose, and does it need a new boot or a whole new shaft?

Also- what's involved in replacing it? Hard job? I'm half reasonable with a spanner, never replaced one though. Couple of photos here on my photo bucket account.

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[Corigator Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Corigator]

BMS I'm no expert, but I think you should replace the boot quickly before any damage is done to th CV.

[Bms Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bms]

Yeah I gathered as much. Has anyone had one if these replaced by a workshop? Had a quick look in my workshop manual, not sure that its something I want to tackle myself

[fridayman Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close fridayman]

Is the boot actually torn, or is it leaking out the end? If its coming out the end, just pump some cv grease in there and replace the boot clamp.

[Bms Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bms]

It looks like its just leaking out the end (sorry, one of the little ones has been sick all week abs haven't been able to have a good look at it yet) but ill have a proper look tonight.

[Corigator Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Corigator]

Then I agree just pump in some grease and tighten the clamp.

[Bms Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bms]

Update- outer boot is split on the top

Booked it in for a new boot on Wednesday. $120, not as bad as I was expecting

[Ghostriderhusky Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ghostriderhusky]

It's 15 minutes to whip out a cv by yourself , and take it to a cv/universal place they'll replace both boots for 40$

So easy

And a split boot won't affect the cv

Whatever you do never get an aftermarket cv , they are so weak it's not even funny , I broke one driving on the road

[raydes Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close raydes]

Ghostriderhusky "Whatever you do never get an aftermarket cv , they are so weak it's not even funny , I broke one driving on the road " You must have bought a really bad one ??? I bought two complete Drive shafts from REPCO part# NSA995 4 years ago ,they have done over 80000ks now all over oz on and off road, never had a problem with them. They were at least half the price of the Toyota ones as well.

[Ghostriderhusky Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ghostriderhusky]

There pathetic! I legit broke one on the road , and 5 minutes after putting one in a mates Hilux he broke it driving out of the driveway. And this was when I was on road tyres.

I'm running 33" muddies on steel rims and absolutely flog it offroad , and havnt broken an original cv.

Just don't go there, repco cv's are terrible

[Ghostriderhusky Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ghostriderhusky]

A used one from a wrecker is way better than a new repco one.

Toyota ones don't wear , dosn't matter how old they are they still are boss.

Repco is made of cheap crap, so easy to snap

[raydes Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close raydes]

CV

Well there you go straight from the horses mouth, "I'm running 33" muddies on steel rims and absolutely flog it offroad" no wonder you bust them. lol