cv joint leaking?!?

[fordtruckin]

i was driven down the road today, parked my truck in my house, ran in and came back out and in a 5 minute period, a thick grey liquid had been dripping from the cv joint.. how can i fix this without rebuilding the axel??

 

[dman726749]

replace the cv joint

 

[section525]

I just did mine for $70. Sounds like your boot is ripped.

 

[fordtruckin]

how can i go about fixing this, what exatcly do i have to get to fix it myself

 

[Doug]

A friend of mine ripped his CV boot and he said he took it to a Driveline shop and they replaced it for 15 bucks. I imagine he took the Cv out before he took it to the shop though.

 

[section525]

You can buy universal boots.

Jefe has a good write up with pics on how to remove the CV.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=53863&highlight=control+arm

 

[VairKing]

Do yourself a favor and replace the whole cv joint instead of just the boot...it will save headaches in the long run...

 

[section525]

Originally posted by VairKing
Do yourself a favor and replace the whole cv joint instead of just the boot...it will save headaches in the long run...

Specially if this boot has been torn for a while. Mine lasted about 1.7k with a torn boot.