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Leaking grease ? 2019 with 2,200 miles

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by evoix4me, Jan 25, 2019.

  1. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:28 PM
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    evoix4me

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    Noticed my truck is feeling weird when turning in tight circles on the dry pavement. Today I had chunks of grease down my passenger door and inside the fender well. D57EC2B3-7738-4DE1-84E0-D7A201495F00.jpg
     
  2. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:29 PM
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    Cv boot appears to be intact with no tears or rips BA3771A6-8E7A-4422-B3A3-B6DA604B7949.jpg
     
  3. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:29 PM
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  4. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:31 PM
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    Originally not Expo AF! Kinda Expo AF now...lame.
    Check all the boots. Tie rod, upper control arm, lower control arm. CV looks ok. Might have just run through something. Clean it off, go for another drive and see if more shows up.
     
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  5. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:39 PM
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    Are you certain that's grease from your truck and not something you picked up on the road? Given that the CV boots are intact, I can't imagine where that much grease could have come from...
     
  6. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:40 PM
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    Originally not Expo AF! Kinda Expo AF now...lame.
    I agree, that's why I thought he could clean it and drive around some more, the undercarriage looks good (giggity).
     
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  7. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:42 PM
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    What's all that crap below the shock mount of the driver side lca?
     
  8. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:43 PM
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    Yes I am had a spot on my driveway last week and now it’s worse
     
  9. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:45 PM
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    Just light dirt
     
  10. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:46 PM
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    Not in 4wd is it?
     
  11. Jan 25, 2019 at 2:54 PM
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    Could grease even get from the hub/CV to the door? That's some boomerang shit.
     
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  12. Jan 26, 2019 at 8:32 AM
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    No it’s not in 4wd
     
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  13. Jan 26, 2019 at 8:39 AM
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    That’s yer problem. Keep ‘er in 4-by.
     
  14. Jan 26, 2019 at 8:40 AM
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    As we call it in aviation: Pilot (owner) error in judgement. Picked up from another source on the road.
     
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  15. Jan 26, 2019 at 8:43 AM
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    FOD
     
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  16. Jan 26, 2019 at 8:48 AM
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    Did you figure it out?
     
  17. Jan 26, 2019 at 8:56 AM
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    Yep: Foreign Object Detail.......been there, done that!
     
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  18. Jan 26, 2019 at 8:59 AM
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    If steering is weird, take it to the dealer. I wouldn’t even fool around with steering and would def want a record of it with the dealer.
     

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