Tons of wheel bearing grease
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Tons of wheel bearing grease
2000 F150 XLT, ORP, 4x4. Has anyone else had a problem with the front c/v boot throwing grease out of it. My truck has only 3000 miles on it and I am kind of pissed, Made an appointment to have it checked out for tuesday. What is going on here.
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From: Kalamazoo, MI, USA
The boot is damaged. The shaft will need to come out and have the joint cleaned, re-lubed, and re-booted.
There are on-the-vehicle 'fixes', but I wouldn't settle for one (usually involves a slit boot that is vulcanized (crazy-glued) together and hose-clamped -- the flex is different around the boot and it will fail quicker than a normal boot.
Fix it before water gets in and ruins the joint.
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Y2K™
XLT SC SB 5.4L 3.73LS
There are on-the-vehicle 'fixes', but I wouldn't settle for one (usually involves a slit boot that is vulcanized (crazy-glued) together and hose-clamped -- the flex is different around the boot and it will fail quicker than a normal boot.
Fix it before water gets in and ruins the joint.
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Y2K™
XLT SC SB 5.4L 3.73LS