bonus12

Got the pm, thanks!


I was just trying to pull the boot back so I could inject some grease, but it was on there pretty good. couldn't get it off. i didn't want to pry it with a tool because i thought i might tear the boot. Any tips? I am going to try again tomorrow. Thanks RL.

KuHL 951

Sorry for the delayed answer. I just injected the marinade needle right through the boot by feeling around for the cage. I figured it would probably throw a little grease but the rubber closed up the injection site pretty tight. I think I used at least 1/2-3/4 of a 10 oz squeeze tube (Moly CV grease from NAPA) for the inboard drivers side boot. If I would have needed to pull the boot back I would have just waited until I got back home and bought new complete axles. Rebuilding CV's is about as fun as grooming badgers. Flipping them 180 was another option at the time but involved a lot more work, especially since I was on vacation.

bonus12

Thanks, KuHl.

I guess I have a lot of questions, but is a non-moly grease okay? O'Reilly's didn't have hi-temp grease with moly, so i went with some lithium stuff, pictured. The stuff with moly didn't say it was hi-temp. Clark's suggests a moly-based grease. I think moly is usually suspended in lithium, anyway. Thoughts? is the stuff I bought any good? I don't want to take any shortcuts, so any help is always appreciated.


It has no moly, but it's hi-temp, hi-pressure.

KuHL 951

Not to be preachy but you are already taking 'shortcuts' with this temporary fix aren't you? I would never use any grease not formulated for CV's. All CV grease has added Moly. CV's are a very demanding component as far as lubrication goes. CV grease should be readily available at any good auto supply such as NAPA. You DO NOT want to cheap out and use the wrong type and have it flung into the boot the first time it heats up. Redline also makes a very good CV lube but it's carried mostly online or at better speed shops. Good luck with whatever method you choose.

bordin34

One of my CVs starting clicking about 2 winters ago and I didnt want to do work in the cold. To buy some time I cut a small slit in the cv boot and used a grease gun with a needle tip to put grease into the cv. That was about 15k ago and the noise hasnt returned. I know it is not the proper was to do it but it worked for me.

Dash01

Well, unless you've done many thousands of miles of driving in reverse, it's pretty hard to see how the ball cages would be worn on the reverse side.

The ***** themselves may need replacing, and/or the boots and grease, but on replacing those, and reversing the axles, it seems to me you'd have virtually new equipment. That fits your car, for sure. OEM quality. Real cheap.