Grease on Left rear Wheel
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Grease on Left rear Wheel
It's pretty today, so am cleaning my wheels by removing an scrubbing the inside. The right rear wheel has a grease/dirt mixture that is thick, and Simple Green won't remove. I finally used Brush cleaning solvent and a wire brush. Now I'm wonderig where the c**P came from. Any suggestions? It is on all the parts behind the rotor.
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Your CV boot his torn and needs to be replaced, you may not see anything but all it takes is a very small pin hole and the grease will be everywhere.
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Okay. How bad is this? Can I drive the car a short way? Should I replace the left side also...65K miles on a 99 coupe?
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CV Boot
Replacing the boot is a hassel unless you are pretty mechanically inclined. Mine was leaking and I found a used axle and replaced the whole thing. Don't change the other side unless you have to.
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While I consider myself mecanically inclined, I may just take it to the chevy house
. Thanks to all for guidance.
