Leaky CV's still

[hoser]

hoser: Are your CV boots still NOT leaking? After a little over 1-year on the brand new factory Toyota OEM complete CV shaft assemblies the inner boot (small diameter/CV shaft end) is puking grease (both sides!). So much for OEM Toyota CV assemblies . It seems the OEM band clamps are just not tight enough...I'll probably just re-clamp them and hope it takes care of the issues.

I just checked and mine have a small amount of leakage but not really bad as far as I can tell. Either that, or there is no more grease left in the boot to leak.

 

[spressomon]

I just checked and mine have a small amount of leakage but not really bad as far as I can tell. Either that, or there is no more grease left in the boot to leak.

Just an FYI: I removed the PS CV axle, to rebuild the boot, since I already had the steering knuckle removed. Upon inspection of the outer CV it felt rough and actually has play in it. I then, since I had the original CV shafts that I removed when I did the 4.88 install in June '06, just did a boot rebuild on one. The one I used had been puking grease and I was curious how much grease was left and what the grease looked like. To my amazement there seemed to be plenty of grease and it wasn't contaminated! So I guess even though a boot looks to be puking enough grease to cause contamination of the CV grease it really does not (unless the boot is torn/ruptured).

Another note: I decided, apart of the CV boot rebuild, NOT to use the Toyota OEM clamps (another story for another day ). While I as at NAPA yesterday I asked them about complete CV axles. He quoted $107.88 per complete axle!!! ($350 from Toyota ). These are NOT reman but brand new and come with a LIFETIME no charge replacement guarantee! Having experienced, in my opinion, bad Toyota quality on the OEM CV shafts (<30,000 miles!!!) I would opt for the Napa's next time!!!

And...after thoroughly cleaning both wheel bearings, races and the needle bearing and regreasing/reassembling the freak'n noises are still there! So...nothing left but the front diff. I'll check the rears just to cover my bases...but the noises really seem to emanate from the PS front....then back to Sean's I guess.

Thanks Jack for your input however the squeaking is there even with slight turn radius...bizarre! It doesn't squeak when braking, traveling in a straight line, up-hill/down-hill or turning right...only when turning left (high speed, low speed, tight turns, shallow turns!) is the noise and squeak prevalent.

Beats (or beating ;-/) me!

 

[cpcc]

Its the tires.

 

[2001LC]

Just an FYI: I removed the PS CV axle, to rebuild the boot, since I already had the steering knuckle removed. Upon inspection of the outer CV it felt rough and actually has play in it. I then, since I had the original CV shafts that I removed when I did the 4.88 install in June '06, just did a boot rebuild on one. The one I used had been puking grease and I was curious how much grease was left and what the grease looked like. To my amazement there seemed to be plenty of grease and it wasn't contaminated! So I guess even though a boot looks to be puking enough grease to cause contamination of the CV grease it really does not (unless the boot is torn/ruptured).

Another note: I decided, apart of the CV boot rebuild, NOT to use the Toyota OEM clamps (another story for another day ). While I as at NAPA yesterday I asked them about complete CV axles. He quoted $107.88 per complete axle!!! ($350 from Toyota ). These are NOT reman but brand new and come with a LIFETIME no charge replacement guarantee! Having experienced, in my opinion, bad Toyota quality on the OEM CV shafts (<30,000 miles!!!) I would opt for the Napa's next time!!!

And...after thoroughly cleaning both wheel bearings, races and the needle bearing and regreasing/reassembling the freak'n noises are still there! So...nothing left but the front diff. I'll check the rears just to cover my bases...but the noises really seem to emanate from the PS front....then back to Sean's I guess.

Thanks Jack for your input however the squeaking is there even with slight turn radius...bizarre! It doesn't squeak when braking, traveling in a straight line, up-hill/down-hill or turning right...only when turning left (high speed, low speed, tight turns, shallow turns!) is the noise and squeak prevalent.

Beats (or beating ;-/) me!

Did you check the gap between the snap ring and wheel hub flang?
(2001 FSM no more than .2mm gap)

What grease did you use on the thrust bushing and needle bearings?
I heard that using NLGI #2 will somtimes give a groan sound on slow turns when cold (2001 FSM recomened synthetic NLGI #1)

Note on my boots. I R&R my right CV boots ,the inboad had small leak at the clamp. Dealer didn't think it needed R&R. Grease was white and had sperated part thin and part thick stuck to walls. Outboard grease more of a gray and consistant. White grease indicates water present.

 

[1loudLX]

oh no not #1 and #2 grease talk again!





Can someone help me? I need to find a clamp for the outer boot, smaller side of the boot. Mine arent properly holding on and i dont want to use the OEM clamp as i would have to take the whole front end apart. Anyone have ideas for me?

 

[hoser]

Have you seen this thread?

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=148786

 

[1loudLX]

spanks hoser, i did a search last night in haste on my phone trying to find the answer before i brought the truck down off the lift. I ended up going up to lexus and had one of the techs use some type of clamp to seal it up for the time being.

Im going to try and get the clamps campfire has.

 

[Texasknowhow]

Replying to my own post from over a year ago... the replacement clamps are holding fine--still no leaks.

Mine are leaking now at 245,000 miles... I could replace the CVs with this high mileage, but I don't have any vibrations or other symtoms that lead me to think I need to replace them... What was the tool you used ($12 in your post) and where did you get it and the bands? Thanks in advance, Clay

 

[bucfl]

You most likely dont need to replace them if your not hearing any clicking. I tried looking for his tool in this thread and didnt find it. But you can buy clamps from @pfran42 . I used them since last year and no issues. And no special tool needed.

100 Series - CV boot clamps / bands (McMaster Carr)

 

[aljollano]

X2 on @pfran42 clamps and his customer service.

A.J

 

[mripper]

I have an '03 LX, OME lift and diff drop, and both CV's are slow leaking at the clamps. Was told it's common by the tech as the CV boots warp a bit around the clamp with age. He said it was nothing to worry about, just have it checked with oil changes, etc..