Grease on inner rear wheel
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From: Loveland Colorado
Grease on inner rear wheel
I discovered some grey thick grease on the inside of the drivers side rear wheel as I was putting it away for the winter. It is a 2000 A4 with 35000 miles. Any idea of what a likely culprit is for this issue?I haven't found any signs on any of the other wheels.Thanks for any insight you can give me
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Found these instructions by doing a search.
"1) remove rear tire (obviously)
2) the two 18 mm bolts that connect the "A" upper control arm to car
3) the two 13 mm upper rear shock bolts
4) remove brake caliper: two 15mm bolts and use 16 mm wrench to keep the lil pistons from spinning when removing the 15 mm bolts... (I left the brake mount and the disc and hub on the car)
5) disconnect e-brake cable from behind rear hub and disconnect the wire connector that is next to the e-brake line at the rear hub.
I did NOT touch any of the ball joints.
Finally, pull the axle from the hub first (right after removing the 34 mm nut and soaking thread with WD40) then remove the back half of the axle from the differential... Came right out, no prob. "
You prob dont want to remove the shaft from the diff if your boot that needs to be replaced is on the outside.
"1) remove rear tire (obviously)
2) the two 18 mm bolts that connect the "A" upper control arm to car
3) the two 13 mm upper rear shock bolts
4) remove brake caliper: two 15mm bolts and use 16 mm wrench to keep the lil pistons from spinning when removing the 15 mm bolts... (I left the brake mount and the disc and hub on the car)
5) disconnect e-brake cable from behind rear hub and disconnect the wire connector that is next to the e-brake line at the rear hub.
I did NOT touch any of the ball joints.
Finally, pull the axle from the hub first (right after removing the 34 mm nut and soaking thread with WD40) then remove the back half of the axle from the differential... Came right out, no prob. "
You prob dont want to remove the shaft from the diff if your boot that needs to be replaced is on the outside.
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
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From: Littleton Colorado
That will work to get to the axel half shaft. However, not sure how hard of a job it is to replace the boot. It looked like a major PIA to me, I just had mine re-built by a reputable shop. You may want to look into doing the same.
Le Mans Master
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From: Wichita KS
I changed my boot and got a universal one from online (I forget where) and replaced the boot myself in about 2 hours, not hard at all. Do not buy re-manufactured ones from O'rielys (sp?) as I went through 2 of them cause they were cause my rear end to leak from the seal so I bought a cheap one on here that had a torn boot and did it myself.
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You can buy a boot repair kit from GM that comes with a new boot, both clamps and a bottle of grease for the CV joint.
It's not a bad job to replace the boot but you have to have the correct pliers to install the clamps and don't forget to replenish the grease since most of it has now left the boot.
It's not a bad job to replace the boot but you have to have the correct pliers to install the clamps and don't forget to replenish the grease since most of it has now left the boot.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Wichita KS
You can buy a boot repair kit from GM that comes with a new boot, both clamps and a bottle of grease for the CV joint.
It's not a bad job to replace the boot but you have to have the correct pliers to install the clamps and don't forget to replenish the grease since most of it has now left the boot.
It's not a bad job to replace the boot but you have to have the correct pliers to install the clamps and don't forget to replenish the grease since most of it has now left the boot.
