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Front axle

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by livnlrn, May 11, 2012.

  1. May 11, 2012 at 1:09 PM
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    livnlrn

    livnlrn [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Went to clean truck today & found grease all over the front drivers side shock. Grease is slung all over. Looks to be coming from axle boot. Would this be an axle seal?? I have never had one of these front ends apart before, so Im not sure what the problem is. Also, I can move the axle up & down a good bit, is this normal? The pass. side moves a little too.
     
  2. May 11, 2012 at 8:29 PM
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    Brad H

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  3. May 11, 2012 at 11:08 PM
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    CV fo sho. you can keep driving on it the cv's last surprisingly long with no grease. unless you want to re boot it. Then you should do it soon. i have kept my original torn ones for trail spares, and replaced with a oriellys cvs with lifetime warrantys.
     
  4. May 13, 2012 at 6:22 AM
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    livnlrn

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    Thanks for the replys. I cleaned it up yesterday & found about an inch cut in the cv boot. Bought a new axle & had it fixed in less than an hour. Pretty easy job. Thanks again for the help guys.
     

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