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Replace outer boot as well

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I decided to install the OEM CV joint and added grease to and replaced the outer boot as well.
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Joint started throwing a little grease so I thought I was just replacing the boot.
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Leading evidence: 'Replace outer boot as well' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'loss of grease i would expect the other grooves' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace boot' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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loss of grease i would expect the other grooves

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If the source of the problem was a loss of grease I would expect the other grooves to be similarly worn.
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Joint started throwing a little grease so I thought I was just replacing the boot.
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Joint started throwing a little grease so I thought I was just replacing the boot.
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Replace outer boot as well

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I decided to install the OEM CV joint and added grease to and replaced the outer boot as well.
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loss of grease i would expect the other grooves

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If the source of the problem was a loss of grease I would expect the other grooves to be similarly worn.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

On a base 99. No other damage to the outer race or balls or anything. Might be older damage that has not progressed? Joint started throwing a little grease so I thought I was just replacing the boot. Maybe it is new damage because the grease got a little low? Symptoms? Not really, I was just fixing the boot.

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If the source of the problem was a loss of grease I would expect the other grooves to be similarly worn. Since the load is shared by 5(?) balls I would repack it and reinstall it. I found a similar but worse fault on a half-shaft for my 928, in that case I replace it with a used half-shaft.

POST 3Original post

Since you already have it apart, if you want to save money and do it right, you can source a second hand half shaft or a CV joint..

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I decided to install the OEM CV joint and added grease to and replaced the outer boot as well.

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