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30ONA

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Post Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 3:03 pm 
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This is new since last weekend. Is this acv boot failure or something worse?
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:33 pm 
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Take your finger and separate the pleats of the boot whilst you slowly rotate the wheel - if the boot is torn or punctured you'll find out soon enough...
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Post Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:13 am 
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O yeah it's torn and grease coming out. But is it normal for there to be grease everywhere inside.I just always assumed the cv was a bit more like a sealed bearing and the cover was more like a dust cover than a grease seal.
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Post Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:39 am 
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It's a grease seal. What you're seeing is normal
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Post Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:26 am 
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The boot does both - it keeps the grease inside the joint and the dirt outside - if the boot gets a tiny hole, the centrifugal force will the grease everywhere - the inside of the rim, the wheel arch, literally everything gets grease.
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Post Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:02 pm 
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Can you replace them without dismantling?
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Post Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:30 pm 
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No. Has to come apart.
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