hillroad

Can I just replace the boot and regrease?

The boot is ripped basically in half, and the grease is everywhere. I've been running it like this for a while thinking it was brakes... I have the rotors and pads and was not surprised to find the frist wheel I pulled had a grease disaster.

Can I do this myself, or should I haul it to the dealer? I am 2 hours from a dealer, and no indy's anywhere near me.

allroadbryan

luckily replaced under warranty

glidar

I did one boot about three months ago after it had been spraying grease for a week. Now I'm starting to get vibration under acceleration -- not sure if the CV joint is going or if it's something else. But the conventional wisdom here seems to be that if you have *any* doubts about the condition of your CV joints, get the axles rebuilt. It's about the same amount of work to replace the axle as to replace the boot. You just have to be able to live without the car for a few days while you ship the axles out for rebuilding. If you want to try just the boot, it's just a matter of your time. Obviously, it's a dirty, greasy job but can be done in a couple of hours. You may find the job goes easier if you have the joint splitter tool called for in Bentley, but it can be done without it. There are a couple of articles in the tech section give you an idea of what's involved.