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CV Axle boot. You can get a boot kit and DIY (plenty of generic YouTube videos on how-to) or you can get a remanufactured axle. To do it right, you'll need a special set of pliers to pinch the clamps tight but it's still cheaper than a reman axle.
The small clamp just needs replaced. I do this all the time. You don't even have to take the axle out of the car. The stock clamp isn't tight enough and eventually leaks as pictured.
Just get a pair of these then!
This is the clamp kit, don't worry its the correct part number, the picture is just wrong.
These are the pliers I have/use-
You just use the small clamp out of the kit to replace the small clamps on your axle. To do the inner boot on all 4 axles you need 4 clamp kits. I would do this now because they all eventually leak.
These are the pliers I have/use-
You just use the small clamp out of the kit to replace the small clamps on your axle. To do the inner boot on all 4 axles you need 4 clamp kits. I would do this now because they all eventually leak.
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Yes extremely common on these cars. As others stated, just replace the clamps and you're all good. The CV shafts themselves are good and strong, I have over 160k miles on my stock shafts, just with new clamps tightened nice.
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Hey guys,
Sorry to revive this old post but now after less than a year later my CV axles are clicking. Would this warrant buying new axles or should I pull them apart, clean them and regrease?
They are clicking when I make a sharp turn. I am now realizing it's probably not a good idea to lock out my wheel to make a sharp turn and this may have been what caused them to fail.
Sorry to revive this old post but now after less than a year later my CV axles are clicking. Would this warrant buying new axles or should I pull them apart, clean them and regrease?
They are clicking when I make a sharp turn. I am now realizing it's probably not a good idea to lock out my wheel to make a sharp turn and this may have been what caused them to fail.
Hey guys,
Sorry to revive this old post but now after less than a year later my CV axles are clicking. Would this warrant buying new axles or should I pull them apart, clean them and regrease?
They are clicking when I make a sharp turn. I am now realizing it's probably not a good idea to lock out my wheel to make a sharp turn and this may have been what caused them to fail.
Sorry to revive this old post but now after less than a year later my CV axles are clicking. Would this warrant buying new axles or should I pull them apart, clean them and regrease?
They are clicking when I make a sharp turn. I am now realizing it's probably not a good idea to lock out my wheel to make a sharp turn and this may have been what caused them to fail.
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Simply reinstall the clamps, and you're ready to go. The CV shafts themselves are robust and sturdy; I have over 160k miles on my stock shafts, which have been tightened nicely with new clamps.
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Simply reinstall the clamps, and you're ready to go. The CV shafts themselves are robust and sturdy; I have over 160k miles on my stock shafts, which have been tightened nicely with new clamps.
Last edited by aldonkaka6; Jan 23, 2022 at 11:41 PM.
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