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So I went to change my oil, started looking around while it was draining and saw that both of my lower control arms had grease on inside of them. Not just a little, but a lot. I have never seen so much grease! Anyway, I checked the CV boots, and nether seem to be loose or ripped. Has anyone had an experience like this before?
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Look again. If it is green it is CV grease and you have a loose boot.

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Turn the wheels to one side and rotate them while looking at the boots. This will expose any cracks that may hide if only looked at static or in the straight ahead position.
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Mine looked fine but the passenger side had in fact slipped off.
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Thanks for the advice. I will be checking it out after work today. How do you get the bands off the boots? Do you have to cut them and put new ones on? :?: Thanks!
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Yes. Dykes. Diagonal Side cutters.

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Where can you get those clamps? besides buying a whole new boot kit?
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My local NAPA carries the screw type clamps. I think there is even a thread with a part number and price IIRC.
The stock crimp clamps will not work to seal a leaking boot. They will only work for a new boot and you will likely be right back here a year from now or less. Also you need a crimping tool to install them and there are several poor ones out there. A good one is hard to find.

Grease everywhere, balljoints?
What type of grease for a CV Joint?
HenryJ wrote:Last year I replaced the inner passenger side CV boot clamp with a worm drive clamp. It had been leaking.
Today during my tire rotation, I noticed the drivers side inner boot had been leaking a little, so picked up another clamp and installed it.
I used a 9/16" width SS band 101mm long. NAPA part # 7051026
It fit just right with no trimming. Cost : $1.69
CV boot damage.

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So, I guess it is my turn. The drivers CV boot came off and I know that HJ had covered this in a post and I found it! :rock: Only problem is the links in the previous post don"t work. :cry:

I found a reman shaft for $140 and I think I will replace the shaft and fix the boot and have a spare. Is there a step by step for CV axle repacement somewhere?
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blaz wrote:.............Is there a step by step for CV axle repacement somewhere?
There is but, you're gonna hate the answer. I would perform a search here, at ZR2USA.com and S10forum.com.
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Why a new shaft? Just put the boot back on.
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I was in some really deep snow and ice and i don't know if any got into the joint. it is -40 here right now so maybe I will just put a hose clamp on it for now. Thanks for the hint. Sometimes I over do things.
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My boot popped off couple years ago. After a 2 1/2 hour drive in the rain, i found it had come off when it was up on a lift. No idea how long it had been off either. I cleaned it up then filled the boot with grease and re-attached. Again, that was a couple years ago and thousands of miles.
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My first S-10 has well over 100k on a hose clamp fix. The one I recently sold, probably closing in on 50k miles. There is no guarantee that a new halfshaft will be any better than the one you have now. I think you are getting good advice. If yours is not hurt, fix it.

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DONE! :D Thanks for the input guys. They didn't have hose clamps but they did have CV band clamps so I put one of those on, it was a bit of a PITA but it is "doable". I think I will keep an eye on it for a couple of weeks.
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Glad it is fixed. If it is the same as the stock clamps, keep an eye on it. I too tried a crimp on replacement CV band clamp. That worked for a little while before it came loose again. That is when I installed the adjustable hose clamps and ...lived happily ever after.

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HJ I'd like to know where you've been able to find clamps that will work for this repair. I tried it on my rig and the clamp screw section will not clear the ball joint stud when it rotates. There is very little room there on mine and the stock band clamps barely clear it.
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I have been buying them at my local NAPA. I did use a dryer hose clamp from HomeDepot once too. Desperation move.
I too thought they might not clear, but that was not the case. First or second gen seem to both do just fine.

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The last time I had trouble with my left outer I tried a standard hose clamp and it's about a .050" negative situation. I've not been able to find any lower profile clamps either that's why I asked. All I can figure is perhaps the female taper holes in my front housings are oversize from the factory allowing the ball joint studs to penetrate deeper causing my reduced clearance situation. By the way before it's suggested the front ball joints are original as well as the housings they engage and don't appear to have ever been run loose or similar situation that might account for the clearance situation. I bought the truck with 59k on it and know the original owner so am sure there has not been any replacement of the aforementioned items either. In another post I mentioned using zip ties for an emergency repair for loose boots and they barely clear the joint bolt. Not a good repair but when your only alternative they will hold longer than people might think.
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Bailing wire could be an emergency fix as well. I don't know the differences of the available clamps. Perhaps hit the hardware store for a suitable clamp?
All my balljoints have been replaced at some point in time. Maybe that is the difference? Dunno :shrug:
I would not give up. Maybe you can gently file some clearance?

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Perhaps. I'd considered getting after the stud's exposed above the nut section with a cutoff wheel but access is difficult at best without dis-assembly. In the process of my axle boot problems I have learned it is possible to replace the passenger side half-shaft without complete dis-assembly of the knuckle etc. It is possible to dis-assemble down to the knuckle by removing the hub bearing assy and at that point with the knuckle in the straight ahead position to tap the inner shaft end loose from the front diff extension. The shaft inner end will clear the housing by collapsing the shaft into itself with the suspension unloaded and the knuckle in the straight ahead position. I have done this twice on my truck. Not a lot of fun but easier than taking the knuckle loose etc.
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