CV Boot/Axel help

[Murf]

So today i was doing some suspension work and noticed grease all over my wheel and my shocks. I did some searching it doesn't look like it is ripped or teared like some of the pictures in the other threads.. The grease is just coming out from the very tip of the boot. I have also been noticing the clunking noise that other people were hearing. My question is how long can i drive with it like this? and what exactly do i need to fix it? Also if someone could direct me where to purchase these parts i would really appreciate it.

[abradley]

try to take the boot off and get new grease to fill what came out. if you dont notice a difference with the sound, check out raxles.com i'm sure someone else will chime in on what exactly you might need. could be a bearing or axle. i just had to replace both and noticed the same thing you have going on. no tear in the boot but saw grease all around it when i was adjusting my suspension. took it to the dealer and they told me what was wrong and quoted me like $900. crazy shit. check out that site if you need parts though

[quattrotman]

You will eventually need to replace the boot and repack with grease but if you're hearing clunking it might be too late. You can drive with it like that actually for a while but it will keep losing grease and eventually dry up which will accelerate the wear of the joint dramatically. Theyh have been known to seize but that itsn't common. You should do it sooner than later. You might be better off just getting new axles and re/re them. Labour, from what I remember, was quite a bit and $900 doesn't sound ridiculous from a dealer.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

i can get 2 new axles installed for like $400!

[Murf]

Actually, i'm not sure what i am hearing is the knocking sound that people in the other threads were talking about. What i am hearing is when i turn the steering wheel all the way, there is a knocking noise which could just be the wheels hitting the wheel wells since I'm lowered. But is there any way to just fill the boot with grease and seal it since it's not torn?

[ultra]

i can get 2 new axles installed for like $400!

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[A4Shizl]

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[AudiA4Turbo22]

Replied x2!

[Murf]

Bump...anyone know if i can just refill the cv boot and seal it since it isn't torn?

[AudiA4Turbo22]

try it and if it doesn't work then change it! they last awhile with no grease! anyone have a rattle coming from both sides of the front when driving? it's driving me nuts!

[PETARDED]

I have all kinds of wierd pops and clunks coming from the front end of my car, when I took it to the shop they said on three different occasions that they could not find anything. Im assuming that they guys at the dealership could locate a problem like this. But I am now having this weird rattling from the front end, or underneath that sounds like something hitting my exhaust, also its been coming and going at freeway speeds, what it is I have no clue. But between the $1100 for a fuel pump, and now this, I can officially say that this is my last Audi, I felt like I was making a step up when I bought it, but this car has been a nightmare; bad service regarding coil packs...etc...Im done!

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^haha! exact problems i'm having the clunking only happens in the morning! the rattles are loud as hell at freeway speeds! it's ur CV joints it needs new axles no biggy about $400 for 2 of them!

[PETARDED]

Is that installed and everything? That seems rather low!

[AudiA4Turbo22]

installed and everything catch is u have to trade them for ur axle, like they take ur busted one!

[PETARDED]

Who is this? How do I find them, I literally had the car taken to the dealer three times, can I go back to them, since I kept my reciepts and be like, "Look this is what is wrong, you guys failed to fix it, three times."? LOL!

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^ u can! shove it in there face! first take it to a good shop have them right down that this is what is wrong then shove it in their face and tell them to fix it!

[PETARDED]

Hahahah, what is the possibility that there is something else wrong, I have noticed that the tires on the front right wear differently, as in wear uber fast....