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I have 01 vehicle that just hit 75k miles. (It was an old person’s car before I got it, in fantastic condition for a solid deal.)
I noticed both CV joints are leaking around the big band clamps towards the transmission. The boots are pliable and in good condition without tears, fading, or cracking. I’m thinking the clamps have either loosened up or the grease is just old (probably this).
The joints are silent, without vibration or play, and seem to be fine.
One has lost a decent amount of grease and the other just a little. Obviously if the one that lost a more has nothing inside when I pull the boot back I’ll just replace them.
Am I safe to cut the old clamps off, re-grease, and re-clamp them? Or should I just replace?
The cost to replace them will be about $120, plus more of my time and an alignment, versus $15 dollars tops for grease and clamps. The aftermarket clamps that I can get allow you to open them up so I don’t have to take the axles off the car to slip them around. I can borrow the clamp tool from a friend.
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