Ok trying to upload picture of all the milky brown substance on my lower control arm. Tons of grease? Do I just need to get a new clamp? What are symptoms of a bad axle? Will it make noises if I lose too much grease?
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Got the pic to work! Anyway! I hear no clicking when turning but I've probably lost some oil/grease whatever it is in the boot. How do
I go about re filling? And where do re fill with what oil/grease? Should I put a new clamp on the boot somehow? Will a zip tie work? Thanks
I go about re filling? And where do re fill with what oil/grease? Should I put a new clamp on the boot somehow? Will a zip tie work? Thanks
Yuckie! Looks like a mess. I'll let the more experienced answer the question on how to re-lube. I've never remove/replaced a CV shaft yet. The outer one would just be grease, but sure of the inner one is the same or gets it's lube from the front diff oil.
I can say that yes, you can try just replacing the clamp. Marine supply shops like West Marine have stainless steel clamps with slightly beveled/bent edges(so they won't cut into the rubber). Not sure what the process would be to get new grease back in there first though.
I can say that yes, you can try just replacing the clamp. Marine supply shops like West Marine have stainless steel clamps with slightly beveled/bent edges(so they won't cut into the rubber). Not sure what the process would be to get new grease back in there first though.
Yeah from what I see the boot looks OK. It's just seeping out from the end as you can see in the picture. Just don't know how to
Go about putting grease back in and what kind of grease. The stuff that came out looks
Like a milky oil. I've been using the 4wd quite a bit this past month becaus of the snow. Haven't had any issues though. Just need to figure out what I need to do to fix it. I won't have to take the actual boot off will
I? Just somehow take the existing clamp off and put on a new one?
Go about putting grease back in and what kind of grease. The stuff that came out looks
Like a milky oil. I've been using the 4wd quite a bit this past month becaus of the snow. Haven't had any issues though. Just need to figure out what I need to do to fix it. I won't have to take the actual boot off will
I? Just somehow take the existing clamp off and put on a new one?
If it's not clicking or popping there probably isn't any damage yet, but since it's leaking (that's a lot of grease btw) they go south very fast so get this taken care of ASAP if you're driving regularly.
In a pinch you can just clean it up as best you can, squirt some more CV grease in and use a zip tie to secure the boot back down...
however...
the correct way to do this (recommended) is to take the axle assembly out, clean everything up really well and completely repack with new grease. New clamps for the boots, and new seals for the front diff. The front diff doesn't share grease or anything, it uses gear oil and the CV boots have grease to lube the joints.
In a pinch you can just clean it up as best you can, squirt some more CV grease in and use a zip tie to secure the boot back down...
however...
the correct way to do this (recommended) is to take the axle assembly out, clean everything up really well and completely repack with new grease. New clamps for the boots, and new seals for the front diff. The front diff doesn't share grease or anything, it uses gear oil and the CV boots have grease to lube the joints.
I will do it the easy way first and clean and re fill with grease and perhaps try to find a new clamp SOMEWHERE local if possible. How do
I go about putting in new grease in the inner boot? Just take clamp off and lift up boot edge and squeeze with a grease gun? Will synthetic Mobil one grease work? Same stuff I use for my zerks? Or no?
I go about putting in new grease in the inner boot? Just take clamp off and lift up boot edge and squeeze with a grease gun? Will synthetic Mobil one grease work? Same stuff I use for my zerks? Or no?
No it's not the same grease as the zerks... It's just called CV grease and any parts store will have it.
FYI, make sure your boots are in good shape or this is all kinda moot. If there are holes in the boot (which is common) obviously the grease is going to come right back out.
You'll have to take the metal clamps off that are on there now, and squeeze it in the boot, it'll probably be kinda difficult to do because of the location. There are many types of replacement clamps (some require the axle to be taken out so be aware of this). They should also be available at a parts store. Be careful with them as the metal ones can cut you pretty bad if you're not careful.
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The quickest way to do this would be to get a replacement CV assembly. The cheap ones are about $75 and they come lubed and clamped. So it's a direct swap. Then you can rebuild your factory one and swap it back in later. Then you'll just have to deal with the front diff oil and seal.
FYI, make sure your boots are in good shape or this is all kinda moot. If there are holes in the boot (which is common) obviously the grease is going to come right back out.
You'll have to take the metal clamps off that are on there now, and squeeze it in the boot, it'll probably be kinda difficult to do because of the location. There are many types of replacement clamps (some require the axle to be taken out so be aware of this). They should also be available at a parts store. Be careful with them as the metal ones can cut you pretty bad if you're not careful.
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The quickest way to do this would be to get a replacement CV assembly. The cheap ones are about $75 and they come lubed and clamped. So it's a direct swap. Then you can rebuild your factory one and swap it back in later. Then you'll just have to deal with the front diff oil and seal.
Did you put your lift on? When I first put my lift on I had some cv grease leak out as the cv's are at a different angle but after that they were fine.
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Hey mike...no haven't put the lift on yet. I'm goin to try and cut that clamp
Out and get a clamp I can put on that is one piece I can connect rather than having to disassemble everything for now
Out and get a clamp I can put on that is one piece I can connect rather than having to disassemble everything for now
Old post, but i thought i would chime in. Toyota uses a polyurea grease in the inner cv boot. The manual says 8.2 to 8.5 ounces of it. Some say it doesn't mix with the moly or lithium but i have never tried mixing them. So far the only way i know how to get the grease toyota uses, is to buy the inner boot kit from toyota. The tan color tube is for the inner cv boot.
Just curious, were those greases marked, "inner" and "outer" on the packaging?
Asking because I bought an OEM boot kit for the axles for another Toyota (not FJ), and although the shop manual said not to mix them up, the bags of grease in the kit did not say which was which, so I was stumped. In that case they were all the same color, so I thought, "yay, maybe in this kit they're the same", but upon deeper study I found a TSB which said, "Toyota CV grease is now the same color, inboard/outboard, but is still different and should not be mixed up." Leaving me stuck without an answer.
Sorry this question is off topic (not FJ, Camry), but perhaps the part numbers on your grease bags, or an instruction sheet that might have come in your kit, could help me out.
Asking because I bought an OEM boot kit for the axles for another Toyota (not FJ), and although the shop manual said not to mix them up, the bags of grease in the kit did not say which was which, so I was stumped. In that case they were all the same color, so I thought, "yay, maybe in this kit they're the same", but upon deeper study I found a TSB which said, "Toyota CV grease is now the same color, inboard/outboard, but is still different and should not be mixed up." Leaving me stuck without an answer.
Sorry this question is off topic (not FJ, Camry), but perhaps the part numbers on your grease bags, or an instruction sheet that might have come in your kit, could help me out.
I dont have an instruction sheet. I did this kit a couple months ago and couldn't find the answers for a while. Then i talked to my dealer and got the answers there and from a couple forums. The inner cv grease on my fj was tan and the part number is 90999 94161. The outter grease was like a black amd its part number is90999 94214. Hope this helps.
Thanks for those part numbers Geren, that's awesome!
After a LOT more research today, here's what I learned about my oddball Camry question: the JPN produced Toyotas come with Toyota manufactured half shafts, and they use the tan inner joint grease.
The US built Camry uses GKN half shafts, and although they originally came with different inner/outer joint grease, the two greases were apparently very similar to each other. When you buy a boot kit from Toyota, for GKN half shafts, the grease provided is the same for both inner/outer.
When working with Toyota made half shafts, definitely use the part numbers in Geren's post.
After a LOT more research today, here's what I learned about my oddball Camry question: the JPN produced Toyotas come with Toyota manufactured half shafts, and they use the tan inner joint grease.
The US built Camry uses GKN half shafts, and although they originally came with different inner/outer joint grease, the two greases were apparently very similar to each other. When you buy a boot kit from Toyota, for GKN half shafts, the grease provided is the same for both inner/outer.
When working with Toyota made half shafts, definitely use the part numbers in Geren's post.
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