CV Join Replacement Already Leaking?
07-25-18, 05:17 PM
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CV Join Replacement Already Leaking?
Hey All,
I found an inch wide hole in the outer cv joint boot a few weeks ago. I purchased and installed an aftermarket cv joint from O' Reilly's after finding the issue. I have driven the car around 50 miles since the replacement and noticed a burning smell after coming to a stop. I needed to replace the rotors and while doing that work I found grease slung all over the front passenger side tire well and rim. Upon further inspection the grease is coming from the outer boot on the cv joint I just replaced. What do I need to check before dropping another $60 on another cv joint? Thanks for your time and any help you can offer!
I found an inch wide hole in the outer cv joint boot a few weeks ago. I purchased and installed an aftermarket cv joint from O' Reilly's after finding the issue. I have driven the car around 50 miles since the replacement and noticed a burning smell after coming to a stop. I needed to replace the rotors and while doing that work I found grease slung all over the front passenger side tire well and rim. Upon further inspection the grease is coming from the outer boot on the cv joint I just replaced. What do I need to check before dropping another $60 on another cv joint? Thanks for your time and any help you can offer!
07-25-18, 05:40 PM
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I would go back to O'Reilly's and tell them it is defective, If buying parts from a parts house, I would buy them from NAPA or any other parts house with higher quality parts.
07-25-18, 08:53 PM
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Hey All,
I found an inch wide hole in the outer cv joint boot a few weeks ago. I purchased and installed an aftermarket cv joint from O' Reilly's after finding the issue. I have driven the car around 50 miles since the replacement and noticed a burning smell after coming to a stop. I needed to replace the rotors and while doing that work I found grease slung all over the front passenger side tire well and rim. Upon further inspection the grease is coming from the outer boot on the cv joint I just replaced. What do I need to check before dropping another $60 on another cv joint? Thanks for your time and any help you can offer!
I found an inch wide hole in the outer cv joint boot a few weeks ago. I purchased and installed an aftermarket cv joint from O' Reilly's after finding the issue. I have driven the car around 50 miles since the replacement and noticed a burning smell after coming to a stop. I needed to replace the rotors and while doing that work I found grease slung all over the front passenger side tire well and rim. Upon further inspection the grease is coming from the outer boot on the cv joint I just replaced. What do I need to check before dropping another $60 on another cv joint? Thanks for your time and any help you can offer!
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