Torn CV, what to do?

Hi guys,
I’m on a road trip, currently in Lone Pine, CA.

Wheel Death Valley yesterday and notice my CV has thrown grease all over the place.

truck is still driving okay….what should I do?

Closest available mechanics are basically in Reno…

edithotos for those interested.


Grease:



Damage visible after cleaning



Patch job after getting to Reno, filled the boot with axle grease from Napa through the tear, silicone tape and duct taped the hole

 

Drive it if you have to, it's just going to make a mess. I'd reboot it when you get home with an OEM boot if the axle still looks good, you don't pull a bunch of debris out of it, and it isn't clicking. If it is clicking, swap it out or get it rebuilt.

I come from a history of slamming cars, so I'm used to rebooting every few months. I just kept a spare on the shelf. OE boot kits were ~$30 for my last car. Taco's are around the same and the boot process isn't too bad to do, just messy.

 

Duct tape and wire can fix anything.

 

Zipties and rescue tape if you have access to it. Consult YouTube university for application 'techniques'.

 

Drive it to Reno or even home because you have to! I guess you can try a temp duct tape repair but I doubt it will stay on for very long.

 

Second tape and wire.

if the cv blows apart or sounds like it is, you can cut it apart depending on what tools you have. You can cut just use the part of the axle to keep the axle nut in place so your wheel bearing doesn’t fall apart and the other part to keep the oil in the front diff.

Kind like this


The part shown will still have the bearings and stuff in it since it is pretty painful to cut it out on the road I would imagine. Was a pain to get it to that point at home….but nothing would be drastically spinning so getting to where you need to go it should work.

good luck

 

Once again - Duct tape & Wire.
Create a containment bubble with them. - to keep dirt out. This will get you home.
Hopefully you do not already have lots of crud in there...

 

Hey guys, I cleaned off all the grease with brake cleaner and blue shop towels.
Then I was able to find the hole and I squirted a bunch of CV axle grease in there.
Then I taped over with silicone tape and duct tape. I just hit the road and I’m now reading this thinking I should have zip tied it as well.
Thank you all for the suggestions.
I will let you know how it goes. I am on my way to Reno.

 

If it isn’t leaking out then you are good to go.

 

Not the end of the world. Just need something to keep the grease in and debris/water out. Plan to replace the boot when you get home. Potentially service the CV when you get home if you think a lot of junk got in there and/or dry of grease.

 

Toyota Tacoma CV Boot - Guaranteed Genuine Toyota Parts

the rebuild isnt too bad, ive done it multiple times. just have to have the correct tools. you'll need a 35mm for the axle nut, an impact is ideal and a torque wrench.

 

Thanks for the link. I should order a pair when Toyota has their sales.

 

Wish i did this when I got home but I got it taken care of at a toyota dealer. Repair boot $80, labor $600


They changed both boots, even though only the outer boot was damaged, so i had to do the boot slide mod in their parking lot

 

Commensurate with the name of your town anyway...... Bend, OR

 

Wouldn't Palmdale have been closer as it's less than two hours from Lone Pine.

 

Probably but i was trying to get back to Oregon

 

Makes sense then.