Grease in wheel well: replace the boot or whole axle?
Grease along the wheel well forces a choice between replacing just the damaged boot or the entire axle. This tear can happen after installing aftermarket coilovers, leaving owners unsure of the correct fix and doubting warranty coverage.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Flex the boot to check for cracks
- 2Replacing the entire CV axle, which is often easier but more expensive
- 3Replacing just the torn boot and repacking it with new grease
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Could anyone explain to me why this is happening? I’d appreciate any information on how to fix this or if I need to replace anything.”source ↗
“This is a fairly new car with only 10k miles. Would replacing the whole axle be best or could I just replace the boot”source ↗
“I believe that I may have messed the boot up a bit when installing aftermarket coilovers. I doubt this would be under warranty.”source ↗
“Noticed some grease along the wheel well. Could this just be a boot or maybe the whole axle?”source ↗
Where this came up
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